OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221567829

MERCER GENERAL WORKS CO LLC

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ— 2023-05-31T00:00:00

Event: Construction vehicle, Crushed, Crushing, Dump Truck, Head, Internal Injuries, Tips Over
NAICS: 236220
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346738230
Employer profile: MERCER GENERAL WORKS CO LLC
Summary number: 221567829
Report ID: 0213400
Project type: E

Event description

Employee is killed when crushed by dump truck

Investigation abstract

At 7:15 p.m. on May 31, 2023, an employee was inside a Porta-John and an articulating off road dump truck slipped off a berm, causing the back end of the dump truck to tip over on the Porta-John. The employee sustained crushing injuries to his vital organs and head. The employee was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 62 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
843

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