Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 774257 - Employee killed when run over by backing tank truck

Accident Summary Nr: 774257 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 03/29/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123540999	04/02/1993	5084	0	Taylor Service Company

Abstract: Employee #1, a truck driver for an oil well servicing company for 2 1/2 years, delivered and parked a frac tank at an oil lease. He pulled his truck out of the way so a second driver could deliver and park another frac tank next to the one he had just parked. The second driver ran over Employee #1 while backing his truck and tank into position. Contributing factors to the accident include lack of a written procedure for safely spotting, parking, and setting 35 ft by 8 1/2 ft by 12 ft 6 in. high steel oil well frac tanks; inadequate lighting for night time operations; and lack of highly visible reflector vests and flags for spotters or ground personnel.

Keywords: SIGNALMAN, WORK RULES, FRAC TANK, TRUCK, REFLECTIVE VEST, RUN OVER, BACKING UP, INATTENTION, POOR VISIBILITY, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123540999			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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