OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221397763

SOONER, INC.

RIFLE, CO· 2021-09-28T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Driver, Forks, Guide, Head, Pipe, Pushing, Roll, Struck By, Wheel Loader
NAICS: 213112
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345558308
Employer profile: SOONER, INC.
Summary number: 221397763
Report ID: 0830500

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by oil pipe

Investigation abstract

At 5:30 p.m. on September 28, 2021, an employee was standing on the edge of flatbed trailer while guiding a coworker who was operating a wheel loader to maneuver a heavy oil pipe into place. The coworker was using the forks of the loader to push the pipe when the pipe began to roll towards the employee. The employee was struck in the head by the oil pipe and died due to head trauma.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 56 M

Event type
1

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