OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14478523
JULIUS WILE SONS & CO INC
Plainfield, IL—
Event description
Employee killed when run over by backing truck
Investigation abstract
A seven-man crew was doing blacktop paving that involved use of a paving machine , a roller machine, a tamper, and a company dump truck. Employee #1 was statione d at the rear right side of the paving machine. He apparently stepped off the ma chine and into the roadway work area to wipe his eyes, which had become irritate d by smoke. The company dump truck was backing up through the work area en route to the public street, and ran over Employee #1. The dump truck was not provided with any reverse signal alarm, and no worker was assigned to guide the truck dr iver to ensure it moved safely.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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