OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14484828

BACK-UP ALARM,HEAD,FRONT END LOADER,SIGNALMAN,WORK RULES,OBSTRUCTED REAR VIEW,STRUCK BY,BACKING UP

1984-11-16T00:00:00

Event: BACK-UP ALARM,HEAD,FRONT END LOADER,SIGNALMAN,WORK RULES,OBSTRUCTED REAR VIEW,STRUCK BY,BACKING UP
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14484828
Report ID: 213600

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY BACKING FRONT END LOADER

Investigation abstract

A CATERPILLAR FRONT END LOADER BACKED UP AND RAN OVER EMPLOYEE #1. THE FRONT END LOADER HAD AN OBSTRUCTED VIEW TO THE REAR AND DID NOT HAVE A BACK-UP ALARM. THE RE WAS NO EMPLOYEE SIGNALING THAT IT WAS SAFE TO MOVE IN REVERSE. EMPLOYEE SUFFE RED SEVERE HEAD INJURIES. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD ON ARRIVAL AT GENESSEE HOSPITAL .

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 33 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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