Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14413793 - Employee dies, one hurt when run over by truck while napping

Accident Summary Nr: 14413793 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 11/10/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107714222	11/22/1994	1382	0	Lockhart Geophysical Company

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were working on a geophysical exploration crew that was testing for unexcavated oil in the formation in a farmer's field. Employees #1 and #2 had run out of cable to lay and were waiting for the truck to return with more. They decided to lie down in the 3 to 4 foot tall grass and rest. They fell asleep and did not hear the truck coming through the field. The truck ran over Employee #1's head and Employee #2's arm. Employee #1 was dead when the ambulance arrived; Employee #2 sustained a broken arm and was treated and released.

Keywords: FELL ASLEEP, FRACTURE, HEAD, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WORK RULES, TRUCK, ARM, RUN OVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107714222			Fatality	Other	Helpers, surveyor
2	107714222			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Helpers, surveyor

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