OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14433668

BACK-UP ALARM,VEHICLE,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,EARTHMOVING EQUIP,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,BACKING UP,INATTENTION

1988-06-14T00:00:00

Event: BACK-UP ALARM,VEHICLE,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,EARTHMOVING EQUIP,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,BACKING UP,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14433668
Report ID: 951510

Event description

Employee crushed and killed by backing payloader

Investigation abstract

A coworker was backing up a 560 payloader when it struck Employee #1, crushing h im under its right rear wheel. Employee #1 had been standing behind the payloade r prior to the accident.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 48 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
26

Occupation code
869

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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