Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1419381 - Brown & Root Usa Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1419381

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 03/13/1985

Site Address:
Brown & Root Usa Inc
Hwy 6 300 Yards South Of Us 59
Sugar Cand, TX 77478

Mailing Address:
Po Box 3, Houston, TX 77001

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/22/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/25/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360549208

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14237333

Event: 03/12/1985

STRUCK BY TRUCK (TRACTOR TRAILER)

EMPLOYEE 1 WAS OPERATING A MOBILE CONCRETE SAW WHILE EMPLOYEE #2 WAS WATCHING THE LUBRICATION HOSE AND THE DEPTH OF CUT. THE WORKSITE WAS ON HIGHWAY 6, APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS SOUTH OF US 59, SUGARLAND, TEXAS 77478. A TRACTOR TRAILER, DRIVEN BY AN EMPLOYEE OF A CONCRETE COMPANY, WAS HEADED NORTH ON STATE HIGHWAY 6. THE TRACTOR TRAILER DRIVER HIT A WATER TANK TRUCK WHICH WAS LEGALLY PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS COLLISION CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE TRACTOR TRAILER AND VEER OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO THE AREA WHERE EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE WORKING. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS TREATED AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND RELEASED. THE TWO EMPLOYEES HAD BEEN CUTTING AN EXPANSION JOINT ON NEWLY POURED CONCRETE. THEY WERE APPROXIMATELY 27 FEET AWAY FROM THE EXISITING HIGHWAY. BARRICADES AND WARNING SIGNS WERE PRESENT.

Keywords: TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, CONSTRUCTION, COLLISION, TRUCK, TRACTOR TRAILER, LOST CONTROL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1419381			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
2	1419381			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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