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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14517411

ADAIR TRUCKING INC.

Event
HIGHWAY, CONSTRUCTION, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER, HIGHWAY SHOULDER, BACKING UP
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#1207034
Employer profile
ADAIR TRUCKING INC.
Summary number
14517411
Report ID
419700

Event description

Employee killed when run over by backing truck

Investigation abstract

At approximately 8:10 a.m. on October 8, 1984, Employee #1 was moving cones from a cone truck parked on the shoulder to the center of a highway's two eastbound lanes to block off the exit ramp. An asphalt truck backing up in the blocked-off lane struck Employee #1, knocked him to the ground, and ran over him. He was ki lled.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 33 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    29
    Occupation code
    599
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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