OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1005511
TUPPER LAKE VILLAGE LANDFILL
TUPPER LAKE, NY·
Event description
Employee killed when struck by compactor bucket
Investigation abstract
On November 16, 1988, Employee #1, a mechanic, and a coworker, an equipment oper n the elevated bucket and the machine, was struck by the lift arm as the bucket came down. He was killed instantly. ator, were repairing a John Deere compactor at the village landfill. The bucket of the compactor was in an elevated position, supported by an 11-ft-6-in. metal pipe. The nose of the pipe was resting on wet or damp sand. Employee #1 had repl aced the hydraulic lift cylinder and was attempting to position and secure an O- ring to stop an oil leak, but he was unable to stop the leak long enough to secu re the gasket. At approximately 1:15 p.m., Employee #1 asked the coworker to get into the cab and start the compactor engine. When the coworker started the engi ne, the support pipe slipped out almost immediately. Employee #1, who was betwee
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 54 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 516
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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