OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14397202
COX PAVING COMPANY
SAN ANTONIO, TX·
Event description
Employee killed when run over by chip spreader
Investigation abstract
Employees were paving a highway. Employee #1 was working from the front end of a spreader's tires and killed The driver could not see Employee #1 and there was no fall protection. spreader box on a Spread King Chip-spreader, serial #85026. This equipment spre ads gravel behind an asphalt truck. Employee #1 was responsible for monitoring t he speed of the conveyors that carry the gravel to the front hopper and for chec king the front hopper to see if any of the gates were clogged. If a gate was clo gged, Employee #1 would have to walk out onto the hopper while it was moving at approximately 5 to 7 mph, kneel down or bend over, and manually open and close t he gate using a lever at the front of the hopper. The hopper did clog and, as Em ployee #1 started to bend over or kneel, he fell forward and was run over by the
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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