OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14195317

DISMANTLING,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,BULLDOZER,FALLING OBJECT,FOOT

1985-07-02T00:00:00

Event: DISMANTLING,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,BULLDOZER,FALLING OBJECT,FOOT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14195317
Report ID: 352440

Event description

FOOT CRUSHED UNDER SWAY ARM

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS REMOVING THE TILT CYLINDER FROM A CATERPILLAR D-8 K-789 BULLDOZE R WHILE TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING THE BLADE SWAY SUPPORT ARMS. WHEN THE PIN WAS REMOVED, THE ARM FELL FREE AND CRUSHED HIS LEFT FOOT. THE SWAY SUPPORT A RMS WEIGHED SEVERAL THOUSAND POUNDS AND WERE NOT BLOCKED. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD 10 YEA RS EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH, AND DISMANTLING, THIS KIND OF EQUIPMENT, AND WAS TRA INED BY THE EMPLOYER. HE HAD PERFORMED THIS OPERATION AT LEAST SIX TIMES PRIOR T O THE ACCIDENT.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 36 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
11

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
855

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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