OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14468136

HEAD,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,BACKHOE

1987-01-12T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,BACKHOE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14468136
Report ID: 155010

Event description

EMPLOYEE FELL ONTO BACKHOE TRACK AFTER BEING STRUCK BY DIRT

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, WHO HAD 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AT CONSTRUCTION WORK, WAS PART OF A CREW WORKING ON A NEW ROAD. HE LEFT HIS ASSIGNED WORK AREA AND APPROACHED A KOEH RING 6633 TRACK-TYPE BACKHOE FROM THE RIGHT REAR (BLIND) SIDE. THE BACKHOE OPERA TOR WAS PEELING OFF 8 INCH SLICES OF FROST AND WAS UNAWARE OF THE PRESENCE OF EM PLOYEE #1. A 2 1/2 BY 4 FOOT PIECE OF FROZEN DIRT STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE, KNOCKING HIM INTO THE MACHINE'S STEEL TRACK. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED OF SEVERE HEAD INJURIES.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 60 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
6

Source
27

Occupation code
599

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
2

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