OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14253785
CITY OF DUNN PUBLIC WORKS DEPT
DUNN, NC·
Event description
CRUSHED BETWEEN TRUCK AND LOADER BUCKET
Investigation abstract
A CREW WAS REPAIRING A WATER LEAK NEAR THE CONCESSION STAND AT TYLER PARK. A THR ANOTHER EMPLOYEE RELEASED THE CHAIN, THE JCB MOVED FORWARD AND PINNED EMPLOYEE # 1 BETWEEN THE LOADER BUCKET AND THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. THE JCB DRIVER BACKED UP , ALLOWING EMPLOYEE #1 TO FALL TO THE GROUND. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, WHER E HE DIED OF HIS INJURIES. EE TO FOUR FOOT DEEP EXCAVATION WAS MADE TO UNCOVER THE LEAK. TO FILL THE HOLE, DIRT WAS HAULED IN BY A DUMP TRUCK. ONE LOAD WAS HAULED AND LEVELED. THE TRUCK D RIVER (EMPLOYEE #1) GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE HOLE WITH THE SECOND LOAD AND GOT STUCK . THE DRIVER OF A JCB BACKHOE/FRONT END LOADER BROUGHT THE MACHINE AROUND TO THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK, WITH THE LOADER BUCKET FACING THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. EMPLO YEE #1 HOOKED A CHAIN TO THE HOOKS ON THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK AND TO THE LOADER. THE JCB DRIVER BACKED UP AND PULLED THE TRUCK TO SOLID GROUND. THEN EMPLOYEE #1 MOTIONED THE LOADER FORWARD SO HE COULD RELEASE THE CHAIN. WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 AND
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 53 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 23
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 889
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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