OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14539514

GEOPHYSICS SERVICE INC

HOT SPRINGS, MT— 1984-07-28T00:00:00

Event: EJECTED, VIBRATOR, STEEP GRADE, SEAT BELT, LOST CONTROL
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1494632
Employer profile: GEOPHYSICS SERVICE INC
Summary number: 14539514
Report ID: 830100

Event description

THROWN FROM VEHICLE DURING ACCIDENT

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A 38,000 POUND VIBRATOR DOWN A 40% ROUGH GRADE WHEN TH E VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED AGAINST A DIRT EMBANKMENT. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS THROWN THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND AGAINST THE ROCKS.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 27 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
20

Event type
6

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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