OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #740183

ROCK,BOULDER,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY

1988-09-01T00:00:00

Event: ROCK,BOULDER,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 740183
Report ID: 931500

Event description

Employee killed when crushed by land/rockslide

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 and three coworkers were preparing a road bed for logging while work ing alongside a 10 to 15 ton granite boulder. A land/rockslide occurred, crushin g Employee #1 to death.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 31 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
6

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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