OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14339915

BARROW BACKHOE AND CONSTRUCTION INC

GREENSBORO, NC· 1986-04-23T00:00:00

Event: FRONT END LOADER, INADEQUATE MAINT, WORK RULES, ROPS, CONSTRUCTION, SEAT BELT, STRUCK BY, OVERTURN
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #3038577
Employer profile: BARROW BACKHOE AND CONSTRUCTION INC
Summary number: 14339915
Report ID: 453710

Event description

Employee killed when crushed by overturned tractor

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was driving a Caterpillar model 941-B tractor front end loader forwa rd off the rear of the trailer on which it had been transported to the work site . As the front of the tractor struck the ground, the tractor pivoted on the ramp s to the right. Employee #1 either jumped or fell from the right side of the tra ctor. The tractor then fell off the trailer onto its right side; its ROPS landed on Employee #1's head, killing him. Employee #1 could not wear his seat belt be cause one side of it had not been anchored to the tractor.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 24 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
856

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
2

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