Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) for Wisconsin: Youth Newspaper Deliveryperson Killed When He Fell Out of the Open Door of a Minivan and Was Run Over
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) for Wisconsin: Youth Newspaper Deliveryperson Killed When He Fell Out of the Open Door of a Minivan and Was Run Over
A 9-year-old male newspaper delivery person (the victim) died after he fell out of an open door of a moving minivan and was run over by the vehicle. The victim was seated in the rear seat on the passenger side of the vehicle that was being driven by his stepfather (the driver). At each paper box stop, the victim would step out of the minivan to place an advertising newspaper in the paper boxes mounted on posts on the edge of the road. He usually did not use a seat restraint or lock the door after returning to the vehicle and riding to the next stop. On the afternoon of the incident, the victim had placed newspapers in the paper boxes of an unknown number of residences in a suburban community. He was in the vehicle and had the next paper in hand after placing a paper in a box, when the driver told him to close the door. The vehicle began to move forward, when the door swung open and the victim fell out. The rear wheel of the van ran over him before the driver could stop. Emergency services were summoned and were at the scene within four minutes. The victim was transported to a hospital, where he died the following day. The FACE investigator concluded that, to prevent similar occurrences, employers should: (1) Develop and enforce safety policies that require workers who are in motor vehicles to keep all doors closed and locked whenever the vehicle is in motion. (2) Know and comply with child labor laws which exclude employment of youths in occupations which are deemed detrimental to their health or well-being by the Secretary of Labor or state legislatures.
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Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) for Wisconsin: Youth Newspaper Deliveryperson Killed When He Fell Out of the Open Door of a Minivan and Was Run Over
2001
4 pages
Report
No indication
English
Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Environmental Health & Safety , Road Transportation , Occupational safety and health , Fatalities , Youth , Motor vehicle accidents , Accident investigations , Accidental falls , Injuries , Victims , Work operations , Accident analysis , Seat belt usage , Accident prevention , Injury prevention , Wisconsin , Newspaper delivery person