OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14292361

JAMES R. VANNOY & SONS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.

INDEPENDENCE, VA· 1988-06-04T00:00:00

Event: LOADING, LOADER BUCKET, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, LOADER, RUN OVER
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #105693550
Employer profile: JAMES R. VANNOY & SONS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
Summary number: 14292361
Report ID: 355110

Event description

Employee killed when run over by loader

Investigation abstract

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on June 4, 1988, Employee #1 was loading stone into three dump trucks with a loader. When he had finished loading the trucks, Employ ee #1 began to clean up and repile the stone. When Employee #1 shifted the loade r into reverse the engine died and the loader started to drift back. He lowered the bucket to stop the loader, but the loader continued to drift back. Employee #1 jumped from the loader, but did not clear it. The loader ran over him and cru shed him to death.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 32 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
853

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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