OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14226187

FRONT END LOADER,EVACUATION,FALLING OBJECT

1990-01-18T00:00:00

Event: FRONT END LOADER,EVACUATION,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14226187
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. Two of the three employees received injuries including a fracture and contusions in the accident.

Victims (5)

#1 Hospitalized Age 21 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 Non-hospitalized injury Age 21 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
4

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1
#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
#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
#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

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