OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14235329

LOADER BUCKET,PINNED,WORK RULES,CONTROL LEVER,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,LOADER,NECK

1989-06-21T00:00:00

Event: LOADER BUCKET,PINNED,WORK RULES,CONTROL LEVER,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,LOADER,NECK
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14235329
Report ID: 626300

Event description

Employee killed when neck is pinned by loader scoop

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating a uni-loader. He stopped the equipment with the motor still running, removed himself from the seat, and stepped on the front section o f the loader. The employee stood with his head and neck just above the frontal p erimeter of the metal cage guard. His foot accidentally hit the scoop activating lever, causing the arm of the scoop to elevate and pin his neck against the sta tionary metal cage. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 45 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
20

Event type
2

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
2

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