A 61 year-old male machine operator was fatally injured when a hydraulic hammer overturned on him. The victim was driving the hydraulic hammer down a paved street with a 10-degree incline. Part of the way down the hill, the hydro hammer traveled off the left side of the road onto an inclined embankment, striking some small trees. The hydraulic hammer rolled over landing upside down. The victim was pinned underneath the hydraulic hammer and sustained fatal injuries. The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) Investigator concluded that to prevent future similar occurrences: (1) Employers should consider retrofitting older equipment with rollover protection system (ROPS). (2) Equipment manufacturers should consider designing ballast for equipment (such as a Hydraulic Hammer) which has a substantial weight imbalance.
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for Nebraska: Hydraulic Hammer Rollover Crushes Operator
1995
3 pages
Report
No indication
English
Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Environmental Health & Safety , Industrial Safety Engineering , Environmental & Occupational Factors , Occupational safety and health , Accident investigation , Fatalities , Construction workers , Accident analysis , Equipment operators , Injuries , Hydraulic hammer , Road construction , Work operations , Accident prevention , Industrial safety , Safety equipment , Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation(FACE)