OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14445225
FORBY CONTRACTING INC
ROTHSAY, MN—
Event description
STRUCK BY SEMI TRUCK
Investigation abstract
THE EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING ON A HIGHWAY PATCHING CREW. THEY WERE REPLACING A FUL L PATCH ABOUT 6" DEEP, 12 ' WIDE AND ABOUT 4-50' LONG. TRAFFIC WAS MERGED TO ONE LANE. THERE WERE CONES AND BARRELS ON THE CENTER LINE, DIVIDING THE TRAFFIC. TW O FACTORS WERE PROBABLY INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT. FIRST, THE EMPLOYEE MAY HAVE STEPPED OVER THE CENTER LINE. SECOND, THE SEMI TRUCK WAS CLOSE TO OR OVER THE CE NTER LINE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT LEG AND SIDE. THE IMPACT AMPUTAT ED THE RIGHT LEG AT THE HIP, CRUSHED THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS CHEST AND CRUSHED THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS SKULL.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 869
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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