OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14483028

FRONT END LOADER,STRUCK BY,POOR VISIBILITY

1984-10-17T00:25:00

Event: FRONT END LOADER,STRUCK BY,POOR VISIBILITY
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14483028
Report ID: 213100

Event description

STRUCK BY FRONT END LOADER CAUSING INTERNAL INJURY

Investigation abstract

ON OCTOBER 17, 1984 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:25 AM EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK BY A FRONT END LOADER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG A WATER DRAIN LINE WHICH IS UNDER THE TRAV EL SURFACE WHERE FRONT END LOADER NORMALLY OPERATES. EMPLOYEE #1 EXPIRED 12:35 P M, NOVEMBER 1,1984 OF INJURIES REC'D. THE FRONT END LOADER HAD A DEFECTIVE BACK UP LIGHT, BROKEN (BADLY CRACKED) WINDSHIELD, VISION WAS RESTRICTED IN SIDE DOOR WINDOW. EMPLOYEE #1 DID NOT NOTFIFY LOADER OPERATOR OR SUPERVISION THAT HE WAS W ORKING IN LOADER TRAVEL AREA. ARTICFICIAL ILLUMINATION WAS NOT PROVIDED FOR THE AREA WHERE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING. THESE FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE CAUSE OF THE A CCIDENT.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 25 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
1

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
14

Task assigned
1

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