OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221357882

149246 - S.M. SMITH - SONS, INC.

CHARLOTTE, NC· 2021-05-21T00:00:00

Event: Caught Between, Crushed, Dam, Ejected, Operating, Roll-Over, Unstable Surface, Wall
NAICS: 238910
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345324289
Employer profile: 149246 - S.M. SMITH - SONS, INC.
Summary number: 221357882
Report ID: 0453730

Event description

Employee is killed in vehicle rollover

Investigation abstract

At 2:31 p.m. on May 21, 2021, an employee operated a CAT Vibrating Compactor to compact the dam wall of a sediment basin. As the employee drove along the top of the dam, the ground gave way and caused the compactor to roll over. The employee was thrown from the vehicle and caught under it, received crushing injuries and was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 27 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
999

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