OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14456800

FRACTURE,BRAKE,ROLLER--CONST EQUIP,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,CONSTRUCTION,LACERATION,RIB,OVERTURN

1984-11-06T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,BRAKE,ROLLER--CONST EQUIP,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,CONSTRUCTION,LACERATION,RIB,OVERTURN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14456800
Report ID: 854910

Event description

Employee injured when compactor overturns

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was moving a compactor from a work site so it could be loaded onto a truck. He was driving the compactor down a road with a 5 to 6 percent grade whe n he noticed that the compactor did not have any brakes. As he neared the guard gate, he made a right turn onto another road. As he went around the corner, the edge of the compactor went into the barrow pit, and the compactor tipped over. E mployee #1 tried to jump clear. When a coworker reached the compactor, Employee #1 was lying on the ground with his feet under the vehicle operator's station. E mployee #1 sustained broken ribs and a cut on the head.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 41 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
5

Event type
6

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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