OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14437917

HEART,SEVERED,HEAD,FRONT END LOADER,HEART ATTACK,ROLL-OVER,DECAPITATED,HAND

1989-08-20T00:00:00

Event: HEART,SEVERED,HEAD,FRONT END LOADER,HEART ATTACK,ROLL-OVER,DECAPITATED,HAND
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14437917
Report ID: 1032500

Event description

HEART ATTACK CAUSES FRONT-END-LOADER TO ROLL OVER

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating a front-end-loader when he suffered a fatal heart atta ck and the front-end-loader fell off an embankment and rolled over several times . Employee #1 was partially decapitated and his right hand was severed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 54 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
12

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
3

Task assigned
1

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