OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14300842

PACIFIC MACHINERY

LIHUE, HI· 1986-07-11T00:00:00

Event: CLEARANCE, FRONT END LOADER, WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, ROPS, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, UNSTABLE LOAD
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #101900611
Employer profile: PACIFIC MACHINERY
Summary number: 14300842
Report ID: 951510

Event description

Employee killed when crushed by rollover protection

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was removing the 2,000 lb ROPS from a crawler-mounted type 977 front end loader in preparation for the removal and repair of its transmission. He ha d attached a three-point chain hookup to the ROPS and was standing on the crawle r track using the remote control for the overhead hoist. While Employee #1 was m oving the ROPS away from the crawler, the load shifted, causing the front chain hookup to pop out of its hook. The ROPS swung, smashing Employee #1 between itse lf and the hood of the front end loader. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 37 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
516

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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