OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14236202
PINNED,CLEANING,CLOGGED,SPILLWAY,UNSTABLE SOIL,MUD SLIDE
Event description
EMPLOYEES CAUGHT IN MUCK SLIDE ON A SPILLWAY
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEES #1 THROUGH #3 WERE TRYING TO CLEAR AN ACCUMULATION OF MUCK NEAR AN ELB . EMPLOYEE #3 RODE THE SLUSHER UNTIL THE SLIDE FINALLY LEVELLED OUT AND STOPPED. OW OF A SPILLWAY. THE SPILLWAY RUNS HORIZONTALLY FOR ABOUT 900 FEET, THEN ANGLES DOWNWARD (ABOUT 55 DEGREES) FOR THE NEXT 600 FEET BEFORE LEVELLING OUT FOR THE LAST 600 FEET. THE SPILLWAY IS ABOUT 50 FEET IN DIAMETER. THE MUCK ACCUMULATION WAS ABOUT 130 FEET HIGH, 40 TO 45 FEET WIDE AND 15 TO 20 FEET THICK. THE EMPLOYE ES WERE "MUCKING" THE PILE WITH A "SLUSHER" (SIMILAR TO A DRAG LINE) BACKHOE AND A JOHN DEERE 310 B LOADER. A SMALL STREAM OF WATER WAS RUNNING DOWN THE SPILLWA Y. SUDDENLY THE MUCK PILE BEGAN SLIDING DOWN THE SPILLWAY. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PINNE D UNDER THE SLUSHER. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS CATAPULTED 15 FEET TO THE TOP OF THE LOADER
Victims (3)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 859
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 2
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#2 Hospitalized Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 859
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 616
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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