OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14452528
H K CONTRACTORS INC
TUSCARORA, NV·
Event description
Employee killed when engulfed by sand and gravel
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was working over a 12 ft by 8 ft by 8 ft deep asphalt raw materials hopper which was being reclaimed. He was using a 5 ft shovel to break up clods a nd to clear away hanging material contaminated with clay. He either went down in the hopper or the sand and gravel mixture moved underneath him. Employee #1 bec ame engulfed by the asphalt materials and died of suffocation. He was not using a safety belt or safety line.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 2
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