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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14518211

PANHANDLE GRADING AND PAVING, INC.

Event
ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, ROLL-OVER, ROPS, CONSTRUCTION, VIBRATOR, STEEP GRADE, CRUSHED
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#101782563
Employer profile
PANHANDLE GRADING AND PAVING, INC.
Summary number
14518211
Report ID
419700

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED WHEN VIBRATING ROLLER OVERTURNED ONTO HIM

Investigation abstract

AT 12:55 PM ON OCTOBER 1, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A VIBRATING ROLLER MACHINE TO COMPACT SOIL AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE. WHILE HE WAS MANUEVERING THE ROLLER ON THE 45 DEGREE SLOPE HE DROVE TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE AND FLIPPED OVER. EMPLOYEE #1 JUMPED OFF THE MACHINE TO THE DOWNHILL SIDE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID THE ROLLER . IT FELL ON TOP OF HIM, CRUSHING HIM TO DEATH.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 35 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    2
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    594
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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