OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14382576

PETROCHEM SERVICES, INC.

AURORA, IL· 1986-02-07T00:00:00

Event: FRONT END LOADER, LOADER BUCKET, WORK RULES, DUMPSTER, STRUCK BY, INATTENTION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #100082502
Employer profile: PETROCHEM SERVICES, INC.
Summary number: 14382576
Report ID: 521400

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK AGAINST DUMPSTER BY FRONT END LOADER

Investigation abstract

THE EMPLOYEES WERE USING A FRONT END LOADER TO MOVE A DUMPSTER. AFTER IT WAS MOV ED ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES REMOVED THE CHAIN FROM HIS SIDE OF THE BUCKET. EMPLOYEE #1, LOCATED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BUCKET, THOUGHT THE OPERATOR WAS WAITING FO R HIM TO UNHOOK THE CHAIN FROM HIS SIDE OF THE DUMPSTER. WHEN HE WENT BETWEEN TH E DUMPSTER AND THE BUCKET TO UNHOOK THE CHAIN, THE BUCKET STARTED RAISING. THE B UCKET STRUCK HIM AND KNOCKED HIM AGAINST THE DUMPSTER. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 21 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
3

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
599

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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