OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14277123

SEWER,HEAD,HIGHWAY,TRAFFIC BARREL,VEHICLE,MANHOLE,MOTOR VEHICLE

1984-11-09T00:00:00

Event: SEWER,HEAD,HIGHWAY,TRAFFIC BARREL,VEHICLE,MANHOLE,MOTOR VEHICLE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14277123
Report ID: 112300

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY TRAFFIC BARREL

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, A LABORER WAS ASSIGNED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT TO TEST A SEWER LINE O N DIAMOND HILL RD., CUMBERLAND RI. EMPLOYEE PLACED A TRAFFIC BARREL ADJACENT TO THE MANHOLE #2M REMOVED THE SEWER COVER ENTERED THE MANHOLE. A MOTOR VEHICLE TRA VELING IN THE NORTHBOUND LANE, STRUCK THE TRAFFIC BARREL. THE BARREL THEN STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE, WHO WAS HALF WAY OUT OF THE MANHOLE, IN THE HEAD. THE EMPLOYEE WA S REMOVED TO RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL WHERE HE DIED ONE HOUR LATER.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 33 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
47

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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