OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221565393
NIAGARA FRONTIER TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
TONAWANDA, NY—
Event description
One employee is killed, other is injured in motor vehicle ac
Investigation abstract
At 5:45 a.m. on May 17, 2023, Employee #1 was training Employee #2, paratransit operator trainee incurred unspecified injuries and was treated without hospitalization. Operator Trainee, in the operations of a paratransit vehicle for the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority. Employee #1 was seated behind the farebox and associated barrier on the passenger side of the vehicle. Employee #2 was at the interchange of Interstate 190 and Interstate 290. While exiting from the I-190S to the I-290E, Operator Trainee struck the center barrier, causing the paratransit van to flip onto the passenger side. Employee #1 was ejected through the front door of the paratransit van. The paratransit van rolled onto Employee #1, crushing them between the paratransit van and the interstate roadway. The
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 60 F
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 808
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 33 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 808
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