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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221387368

RANGER CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES, INC.

Event
Canal, Collapse, Drown, Drowning, Operating, Operator, Road, Roll-Over, Truck, Unstable Soil
NAICS
237310
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345507131
Employer profile
RANGER CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES, INC.
Summary number
221387368
Report ID
0418800
Project type
A
Construction end-use
P

Event description

Employee is killed by drowning when truck rolls into canal

Investigation abstract

At 3:15 p.m. on August 17, 2021, an employee operated a water truck on a dirt road adjacent to a canal. At some point, the truck became too close to the canal shoulder, the dirt gave way, and the truck rolled into the canal. The employee was killed by drowning.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 59 M

    Event type
    14
    Occupation code
    804

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