OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14468367
CALKINS SAND & GRAVEL INC
GUILDHALL, VT—
Event description
RUN OVER BY TRUCK
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DRVING A DUMP TRUCK LOADED WITH GRAVEL FROM THE MIXING PLANT TO THE CONSTRUCTION JOBSITE IN A CONVOY OF FIVE TRUCKS. HIS RIG WAS THE FOURTH IN L INE. ABOUT 2/3RD OF THE WAY UP A 275 FEET LONG, 12% GRADE, HE SUDDENLY STARTED S PINNING AND SLIDING BACK DOWN THE HILL. AS HE WAS BACKING DOWN, THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK STARTED FISH-TAILING. HE TRIPPED THE TAIL GATE DUMP AND OPENED THE DRIVER S DOOR. HE APPARENTLY TRIED TO JUMP FROM THE TRUCK, BUT INSTEAD FELL BESIDE, AND PARTIALLY UNDER, THE TRUCK. HE WAS RUN OVER BY THE LEFT FRONT TIRE.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 49 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 804
- Human factor
- 8
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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