OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14478085

VEHICLE,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,CONSTRUCTION,EARTHMOVING EQUIP,RIVER,LOADER,DROWN,OVERTURN

1986-04-01T00:00:00

Event: VEHICLE,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,CONSTRUCTION,EARTHMOVING EQUIP,RIVER,LOADER,DROWN,OVERTURN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14478085
Report ID: 111100

Event description

Employee drowns when loader is washed into river

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating a payloader on a bridge used to transport logs across the St. John River. Ice and water washed into the bridge and toppled the payload er into the river. Employee #1 drowned.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 58 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
14

Source
41

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
17

Task assigned
1

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