OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14503866
HEAD,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,EARTHMOVING EQUIP,STARTED IN GEAR,UNMANNED,LOADER/BACKHOE,CONSTRUCTION,RUN OVER,MECH MALFUNCTION
Event description
Employee killed when run over by loader/backhoe
Investigation abstract
At 9:15 a.m. on October 11, 1988, Employee #1, a backhoe operator, was standing The spring leaf shuttle lock was defective, allowing the shuttle lever to move t oo easily. At the time of the accident it was clear and 57 degrees F. on the right side of a J. I. Case loader/backhoe, model 580BCK, serial #8725571. He was using a screwdriver with a 13 in. blade to jump the solenoid because the starter button did not work. The backhoe started and began moving in reverse to ward an approximately 9 ft deep by 21 in. wide by 91 ft long open trench. A cowo rker warned another worker who was inside the trench. Employee #1 then apparentl y moved the power shuttle shift lever from REVERSE to FORWARD, causing the backh oe to start moving forward. The right rear tire ran over Employee #1's head and upper body. He died of cardiopulmonary arrest secondary to massive head trauma.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 52 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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