OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14350169
ROLLER--CONST EQUIP,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,OFF LOADING,TRAILER,OVERTURN
Event description
Employee killed when crushed by overturned roller
Investigation abstract
At approximately 4:15 p.m. on June 5, 1984, Employee #1 was moving a Ferguson 10 ton roller to the rear of a lowboy. When the power roller of the machine contac ted the lowboy near its axle hinge pin, the power roller started to spin, causin g the roller to slide off the lowboy. The roller turned over onto Employee #1, c rushing his entire body. He was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 4
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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