OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14528996

MIDWAY EXCAVATORS INC.

LITTLETON, NH· 1986-07-23T00:00:00

Event: EMBANKMENT, BRAKE, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, CONSTRUCTION, DROWN, LOST CONTROL, MECH MALFUNCTION, SLOPE, WATER
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #101045219
Employer profile: MIDWAY EXCAVATORS INC.
Summary number: 14528996
Report ID: 111700

Event description

Employee drowns when steamroller enters pond

Investigation abstract

A 10-ton steamroller was traveling down a 5 percent downward-sloped roadway unde r construction. The brakes were not functioning and Employee #1, the operator, l ost control. The steamroller went down an embankment and into a pond. The employ ee drowned.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 30 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
12

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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