OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14495758
STRINGFELLOW & SONS, INC.
DURANT, OK·
Event description
CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED WHEN COMPACTOR ROLLED OVER HIM
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1, THE OPERATOR OF A PNEUMATIC STREET COMPACTOR, WAS ATTEMPTING TO BAC K DOWN A 6 TO 7% GRADE WHEN HE TRIED TO GEAR DOWN. HE LOST POWER AND THEN WAS UN ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE INTO ANY GEAR. AS HE BEGAN TO GAIN SPEED DOWN THE HILL H E TOLD EMPLOYEE #2 TO JUMP OFF THE VEHICLE. EMPLOYEE #2 DID JUMP AND RECEIVED ON LY MINOR INJURIES. EMPLOYEE #1 RODE THE VEHICLE DOWN THE HILL, TURNED THE WHEELS AND LOST CONTROL, TIPPING THE VEHICLE OVER. WHEN THE COMPACTOR TIPPED OVER IT T HREW THE OPERATOR OFF AND ROLLED OVER HIM. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CRUSHED TO DEATH.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 49 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 594
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 869
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 2
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