Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for Michigan: DPW Worker Run Over by Pickup Truck Exiting the Vehicle to Open an Overhead Garage Door
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for Michigan: DPW Worker Run Over by Pickup Truck Exiting the Vehicle to Open an Overhead Garage Door
On March 5, 2003, a 62-year old male Department of Public Works (DPW) employee was run over by a -ton pickup truck equipped with a snowplow that he had stopped and was exiting. He drove the truck to the front of an overhead garage door on a snow and ice covered, unsalted blacktop apron that extended 10-feet in front of the overhead garage door. He was exiting the truck to open the overhead garage door. An automatic garage door opener was located inside the pedestrian entrance door located adjacent to the overhead door. It appears that the victim thought he had placed the truck in Park; it is unknown if he applied the parking brake prior to exiting. It is unknown if he completely exited the truck when the truck began to move in reverse. Footprints in the snow indicated he used his right foot to try to re-enter the truck. There were no footprints of his left foot leading to the conjecture that his left foot was in the truck. According to the city police chief, his first footprint was approximately six yards from the overhead door and was repeated three times. He placed the front half of the right foot on the ground. The impression in the snow indicated his foot slid to the right and back. It appears that he lost his balance, fell, and was run over by the truck. He was rolled by the truck undercarriage then struck by the plow. The truck continued in reverse and struck the garage wall. People across the street noticed the truck at the side of the garage and went to investigate. Seeing the victim in the snow, one of the individuals contacted the police who called 911. Emergency response arrived and the victim was declared dead at a local hospital.
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Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for Michigan: DPW Worker Run Over by Pickup Truck Exiting the Vehicle to Open an Overhead Garage Door
2004
12 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Environmental Health & Safety , Problem-Solving Information for State & Local , Urban & Regional Technology & Development , Environmental & Occupational Factors , Accident investigations , Occupational safety and health , Fatalities , Public works laborer , Pickup truck , Snow plow , Michigan , Overhead garage door , Blacktop apron , Snow , Ice , Unsalted , FACE Program , Recommendations , Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program , Department of Public Works (DPW)