Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14528434

COOK CONSTRUCTION

Event
CONSTRUCTION, HIGHWAY SHOULDER, OVERTURN, ROAD PAVING
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#17443771
Employer profile
COOK CONSTRUCTION
Summary number
14528434
Report ID
419400

Event description

Employee killed when compactor overturns onto him

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating a SP-48 series vibratory compactor (sheep foot) on a r oad bed. As he turned onto the road's shoulder, the compactor overturned and lan ded on him, killing him.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 37 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    1
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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