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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14226153

FRONT END LOADER,EVACUATION,FALLING OBJECT

Event
FRONT END LOADER,EVACUATION,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14226153
Report ID
316100

Event description

EMPLOYEES INJURED WHEN STRUCK BY A FALLING OBJECT

Investigation abstract

On January 18, 1990, several employees were working in an excavation site when a small front-end loader ("bobcat") fell 39 ft into the excavation site striking three of them. Employee #1 was injured.

Victims (5)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 20 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    16
    Event type
    1
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    10
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0
  3. #982 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0
  4. #983 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0
  5. #984 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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