OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14199954
FRONT END LOADER,PIPELINE,FALL,DROWN
Event description
EMPLOYEE DROWNS WHEN FRONT LOADER FALLS OFF DOCK
Investigation abstract
At approximately 1 p.m., on January 10, 1989, Employee #1 drowned when the front loader fell into the water. Employees were preparing to install a pipeline. The pipeline was 6 inches in diameter and 60 feet in length. Employees used a front end loader to position the pipeline. As the loader began to travel down the doc k, the right front tire went over the edge of the dock causing the loader to fal l into the water. The depth of the water was approximately 20 feet.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 61 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 859
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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