OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14301360

BACK-UP ALARM,SIGNALMAN,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,TRUCK,OIL WELL SERVICING,BACKING UP

1987-07-16T00:00:00

Event: BACK-UP ALARM,SIGNALMAN,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,TRUCK,OIL WELL SERVICING,BACKING UP
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14301360
Report ID: 653510

Event description

Employee killed when crushed between vehicles

Investigation abstract

On July 16, 1987, Employee #1 was preparing his frac truck for a fracturing oper ation on an oil well. He had pulled into the well site area and was standing beh ind his rig. A coworker was backing his own frac truck into position when Employ ee #1 became caught between both vehicles. He was killed. The backing truck did not have a back-up alarm and was being backed up without the help of a spotter.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 41 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
19

Event type
2

Source
30

Occupation code
804

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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