OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14237333
BROWN & ROOT USA INC
SUGAR CAND, TX—
Event description
STRUCK BY TRUCK (TRACTOR TRAILER)
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE 1 WAS OPERATING A MOBILE CONCRETE SAW WHILE EMPLOYEE #2 WAS WATCHING TH RED CONCRETE. THEY WERE APPROXIMATELY 27 FEET AWAY FROM THE EXISITING HIGHWAY. B ARRICADES AND WARNING SIGNS WERE PRESENT. E LUBRICATION HOSE AND THE DEPTH OF CUT. THE WORKSITE WAS ON HIGHWAY 6, APPROXIM ATELY 200 YARDS SOUTH OF US 59, SUGARLAND, TEXAS 77478. A TRACTOR TRAILER, DRIVE N BY AN EMPLOYEE OF A CONCRETE COMPANY, WAS HEADED NORTH ON STATE HIGHWAY 6. THE TRACTOR TRAILER DRIVER HIT A WATER TANK TRUCK WHICH WAS LEGALLY PARKED ON THE S IDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS COLLISION CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE TRA CTOR TRAILER AND VEER OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO THE AREA WHERE EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WE RE WORKING. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS TREATED AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND RELEASED. THE TWO EMPLOYEES HAD BEEN CUTTING AN EXPANSION JOINT ON NEWLY POU
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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