OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14443808

LOADER/BACKHOE,PINNED,WORK RULES,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,STARTED IN GEAR,CRUSHED,SLIPPERY SURFACE

1985-04-16T00:00:00

Event: LOADER/BACKHOE,PINNED,WORK RULES,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,STARTED IN GEAR,CRUSHED,SLIPPERY SURFACE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14443808
Report ID: 355112

Event description

Employee killed when pinned under loader/backhoe tire

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was trying to start a Ford 550 loader/backhoe. He was standing in fr ont of the right rear wheel when he slipped in the mud just as the loader/backho e started and moved forward. Employee #1 was pinned under the vehicle's right re ar wheel, and killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 25 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
19

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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