OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221605850

KYLE ERWIN CONSTRUCTION LLC

HOOKER, OK— 2023-10-05T00:00:00

Event: Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Hopper Car, Jammed, Lost Balance, Vacuum Vessel, Vacuuming, Vibrations
NAICS: 213111
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347020547
Employer profile: KYLE ERWIN CONSTRUCTION LLC
Summary number: 221605850
Report ID: 0627700

Event description

Employee is killed in fall from height

Investigation abstract

At 8:30 a.m. on October 5, 2023, an employee was holding the suction tube of a hydro-vac system to remove product from a hopper railcar. As the employee was holding the hydro-vac tube, the tube jammed with product that caused it to vibrate/shake. The employee lost his balance and fell, hitting his head on the side of the hydro-vac truck as he fell to the ground. The employee was not in use of a complete fall protection system. The employee was killed due to a severe injury to the head.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 54 M

Event type
5

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