Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14563795

YATES CONSTRUCTION CO

Event
EARTHMOVING EQUIP, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, BACKING UP
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#15003148
Employer profile
YATES CONSTRUCTION CO
Summary number
14563795
Report ID
453710

Event description

CRUSHED BETWEEN CATERPILLAR AND DUMP TRUCK

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING A MODEL 963 CATERPILLAR DOWN A GRADE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ST ANDING BEHIND A DUMP TRUCK. THE CATERPILLAR DRIVER BACKED INTO THE DUMP TRUCK, C RUSHING EMPLOYEE #1.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 25 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    1
    Event type
    2
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    804
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    2

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