OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221567290

BUFFALO CITY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS- DIVISION OF STREETS AND SANITATION

BUFFALO, NY— 2022-11-23T00:00:00

Event: Backing Up, Crushed, Fall, Head, Inspecting, Insufficient Supervision, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Obstructed Rear View, Obstructed View, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Reflective Vest, Run Over, Struck By, Tire, Torso, Walking Surface, Weather, Wheel, Wheel Loader
NAICS: 562111
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346370455
Employer profile: BUFFALO CITY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS- DIVISION OF STREETS AND SANITATION
Summary number: 221567290
Report ID: 0253630

Event description

Employee is killed when run over by payloader backing up

Investigation abstract

At 11:15 a.m. on November 23, 2022, an employee who worked for a City streets and sanitation department was walking in the middle of a street behind a payloader. The payloader was working on removing snow and had just begun to back up when its bumper struck the employee in the back. The employee fell face first to the ground. The rear tires missed the employee, but the front left tire struck and rolled over him. The employee's head and upper body were crushed, killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 67 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
7009

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