OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14541882
REEVES AND WAGNER CONSTRUCTION CO INC
ROSWELL, GA—
Event description
Employee killed when run over by flatbed truck
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, age 20, and two coworkers were trying to move a flatbed truck out o f the way so that a concrete truck could pour wall forms for the foundation of a single-family dwelling. The flatbed truck had earlier run over a roll of concre te reinforcement wire and Employee #1 and the coworkers were trying to free the wire. The truck driver discussed the problem with the coworkers and decided to p ull the flatbed forward to see what would happen. Before the flatbed could move, however, one of the coworkers had to move a pickup truck that was in front of i t. The truck driver then started the flatbed and pulled forward. He ran over Emp loyee #1, killing him.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 569
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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