OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221556624
JOEL TANIS & SONS
FAIR LAWN, NJ—
Event description
Employee is killed when run over by cement truck
Investigation abstract
At 5:50 p.m. on April 19, 2023, Employee #1 was at the mechanic shop section of and fell, at which time his left leg and hip were run over by the rear driver side wheel. Employee #1 was killed due to blunt force trauma. the building, informing a coworker of the problem he was experiencing with the cement truck #175. The coworker asked Employee #1 to discharge the cement from the cement truck #175 and leave the truck in the parking lot. Employee #1 was standing at the rear driver side of the cement truck #175, positioning the shooter to discharge the cement from the mixer. As Employee #1 turned on the cement mixer from the rear of the truck, the cement truck started to move forward and began to travel without a driver. Employee #1 ran after the cement truck in an attempt to climb into the driver's side door. The employee slipped
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 61 M
- Event type
- 1
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