Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Fifteen Year-OldCampground Laborer Dies After Striking a Camper Trailer Hitch While Operating a Utility Vehicle in Ohio, August 18, 1999

摘要

A 15-year-old male laborer (the victim) died after striking a camper trailerhitch while he was operating a six-wheeled, 18-horsepower (hp) utility vehicle on a private campground. On the morning of the incident the victim drove a utility vehicle between campsites, stopping at each campsite to clean debris from fire pits. Evidence suggests that he was driving across a campsite-access driveway when he collided with the trailer hitch of a fifth-wheel camper trailer. A camper located nearby heard the utility vehicle running. As he was walking to his car, he saw the victim lying with his feet in the vehicle and his upper body leaning over the side. The camper reported that he called to the victim to ask if he was okay and received no response. When the camper got closer he could see that the victim's hands and face were blue. He ran to the campground store and asked the attendant to call 911. When he returned to the site, he saw that other campers were attending to the victim.