On July 26, 2012, a 53-year-old male municipal police officer (victim) was fatally injured when he was struck by a backing dump truck while performing a traffic detail for a water line replacement project. The victim was directing traffic when he noticed a backing dump truck. As he tried to get out of the truck's way, he fell and the truck backed onto him. The truck operator exited the truck's cab and noticed that the truck was on top of the victim, he then moved the truck off of the victim. Emergency medical services (EMS) arrived within minutes of notification and transported the victim to a local hospital where he died later that same day. Contributing factors identified in this investigation included: the contractor lacked an Internal Traffic Control Plan and backing procedures, and the dump truck was not equipped with monitoring technologies to assist the truck operator monitor vehicle blind spots. In addition, the police department did not provide work zone training for police officers performing details for construction projects.
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for Massachusetts: Municipal Police Officer Fatally Injured When Struck y a Backing Dump Truck, FACE-12-MA-016-01
2014
10 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Job Environment , Accident prevention , Safety practices , Massachusetts , Accident analysis , Accident potential , Accidents , Injuries , Injury prevention , Safety education , Safety measures , Safety programs , Training , Traumatic injuries , Warning devices , Warning signs , Warning systems , Work environment , Work operations , Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation(FACE)