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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #981068

WORK RULES,RUN OVER,INATTENTION

Event
WORK RULES,RUN OVER,INATTENTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
981068
Report ID
551800

Event description

Employee run over and killed by solid waste hauler

Investigation abstract

On January 3, 1990, Employee #1 was standing behind the rear dual tires of an in dustrial solid waste hauler whose driver was in the truck waiting for his job si te assignment. Employee #1 was talking to the driver of another truck who was al so waiting to go to his assigned job site. Neither one of the haulers had their dumpsters on the back. When the second truck driver pulled away, he ran over Emp loyee #1, killing him.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 44 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    804
    Human factor
    5
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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