OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #607390

HEAD,ROLL-OVER,SPEEDING,WORK RULES,ROPS,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,PELVIS,LOST CONTROL,SWEEPER

1988-05-26T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,ROLL-OVER,SPEEDING,WORK RULES,ROPS,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,PELVIS,LOST CONTROL,SWEEPER
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 607390
Report ID: 418100

Event description

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE CRUSHED WHEN HIS ROAD SWEEPER ROLLED

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, THE OPERATOR OF AN INGRAM "POWR BROOM" (SERIAL NUMBER 475157XX23) W AS DRIVING HIS SWEEPER TO AN AREA AT THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION SITE WHICH NEEDED SWE EPING. THE SITE WAS NOT OPEN TO TRAFFIC. HE BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELLING TOO FAST DOWN A SLIGHT GRADE. HE TRIED TO REGAIN CONTROL BUT I NSTEAD DRVE INTO THE DOWNWARD SLOPING MEDIAN AREA. THE VEHICLE ROLLED COMPLETELY OVER AND LANDED BACK ON ITS WHEELS. EMPLOYEE #1 SUFFERED A CRUSHED PELVIS AND S EVERE HEAD INJURIES, AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO SURVIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EQUIPPE D WITH A ROPS.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 46 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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