OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1004258
FULTON CO HWY DEPT
JOHNSTOWN, NY·
Event description
Employee injured when ejected from roller
Investigation abstract
On October 9, 1987, Employee #1, of the Fulton County Highway Department, was re turning a Rex roller to the Town of Bleeker's storage barn. While descending a r oad, Employee #1 lost control of the roller, swerved off the road, smashed throu gh an old firewall, and struck a tree. He was ejected and landed on the ground. Employee #1 suffered bruises to the left side of his torso and lower back, and w as hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 856
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 2
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