OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14414445
JUDDS BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION CO.
FREMONT, NE·
Event description
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEES THROWN AND CRUSHED BY MACHINE BUCKETS
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEES #1-3 WERE REPAIRING AND REPLACING WORN AND BROKEN DRIVE CHAINSAND BUCK ETS IN AN EXTRACTOR MACHINE. AS THE EMPLOYEES WERE JOGGING THE DRIVE CHAIN, THE SHEAR PINS BROKE, CAUSING THE BUCKETS TO DROP 10 FEET. A LOOSE BUCKET FELL ON EM PLOYEE #1, CRUSHING HIM. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS THROWN OUT OF A BUCKET AND CAUGHT HIS L EG BETWEEN A BUCKET AND STEEL BEAM. EMPLOYEE #3 WAS THROWN DOWN THE UNLOAD HOPPE R CAUSING BUMPS AND BRUISES. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FATALLY INJURED. EMPLOYEES #2 AND # 3 WERE HOSPITALIZED.
Victims (4)
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#1 Fatality Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 39 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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