OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14495485
R S GOODMAN COMPANY
LANGLEY, OK—
Event description
Employee killed when backhoe rolls over
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was using a Case 580CK backhoe, serial #8964026, to remove old power line poles from a right-of-way in a hilly area with slopes up to 20 percent. Whi le pulling one pole and setting up to push a second pole, Employee #1 opened the backhoe and backed over another pole. He was thrown off the backhoe as it rolle d over and was struck in the head by the ROPS. Employee #1 was struck again by t he backhoe as it continued to roll. The vehicle finally came to rest on top of t he employee, who was killed. The backhoe was equipped with both ROPS and seat be lts. Use of the seat belts could have prevented this fatality.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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