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Construction Laborer Crushed by Unattended Rolling Street Sweeper at Asphalt Plant in Massachusetts
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1997/02/05
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Description:On June 19, 1996 a 13 year old male occasional construction laborer was fatally injured when he was crushed beneath an unattended rolling street sweeper at an asphalt plant, owned by his father. The victim was walking away from the sweeper at the time of the incident. The vehicle had been parked at the top of an incline and rolled approximately 140 feet striking the victim and running over him. Nobody on the site saw the incident occur, but found the boy lying beneath the sweeper. Emergency response personnel were immediately called. The sweeper was lifted off the victim with a front end loader. The victim was unresponsive at the scene. He was transported to a nearby regional hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The MA FACE Director concluded that to prevent similar occurrences in the future, employers should: 1. Ensure that all defective vehicles be removed from service until repaired. 2. Ensure that only trained employees operate all vehicles. 3. Design, develop and implement a comprehensive safety program that includes, but is not limited to analysis and control of vehicle related hazards through use of a daily checklist. And also that: 4. Owners should not allow their children under 16 years of age on industrial or construction worksites. 5. Government agencies should increase their efforts to inform the public about child labor laws.
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Content Notes:Publication Date provided by FACE program; not printed on the report.
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Pages in Document:1-5
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NIOSHTIC Number:20028478
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NTIS Accession Number:PB2012-101310
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Citation:Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 96MA031, 1997 Feb; :1-4
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Federal Fiscal Year:1997
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Performing Organization:Massachusetts Department of Health
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Start Date:1992/09/30
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End Date:2006/08/31
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Resource Number:FACE-96MA031
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