OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14391593
EJECTED,EMBANKMENT,ROLL-OVER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,SEAT BELT,LOST CONTROL,MOTOR VEHICLE
Event description
Employee killed when thrown from marsh buggy
Investigation abstract
At approximately 4:45 p.m. on August 15, 1988, Employee #1 was driving an Ardco model K 4 by 4 off-road vehicle, also known as a marsh buggy, to haul water to t he drills that were taking soil borings at a new wastewater holding pond. He was driving along the top of a levee to pick up a load of water when the buggy left the roadway and rolled down the levee embankment. Employee #1 was thrown from t he buggy, which then rolled on top of him. He was killed. The buggy, which was c onfigured to carry water, was not equipped with a seat belt, although the manufa cturer's literature described it as standard equipment.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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