OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14414700

LOADING,PINNED,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,ROPS,CONSTRUCTION,EARTHMOVING EQUIP,SEAT BELT,AERIAL LIFT,OVERTURN

1985-04-26T00:00:00

Event: LOADING,PINNED,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,ROPS,CONSTRUCTION,EARTHMOVING EQUIP,SEAT BELT,AERIAL LIFT,OVERTURN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14414700
Report ID: 729300

Event description

Employee killed when earthmoving equipment overturns

Investigation abstract

At 1:00 p.m. on April 26, 1985, Employee #1 was loading a John Deere Hi-Lift ont o a lowboy trailer to move it to a new location. As the Hi-Lift was being moved, it slid off the right side of the 3 ft high trailer and turned over on its side . Employee #1 was pinned under the lift's ROPS and died at the site.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 59 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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