OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1000462
FREEMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
HENDERSONVILLE, NC·
Event description
EMPLOYEE CRUSHED TO DEATH ON EXCAVATOR
Investigation abstract
At approximately 8:45 a.m. on April 12, 1989, Employee #1 was operating a John D eer excavator when he leaned out the side window to remove a chain which was han ging from the bucket. When he leaned out, his leg moved the boom operating lever , causing the boom to come down, and the boom cylinder to move forward crushing him between the boom cylinder and the cab post. At 10:45 p.m. on April 13, 1989, Employee #1 died.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 44 Male
- Nature of injury
- Other (21)
- Part of body
- ABDOMEN (1)
- Accident type
- CAUGHT IN OR BETWEEN (2)
- Source of injury
- MATERIALS HANDLG EQ. (27)
- Occupation
- Construction trades, n.e.c. (599)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- MATERIALS HANDLG EQUIP./METHOD (8)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.