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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14511505

HEAD,SHOULDER,VEHICLE IN GEAR,CRUSHED,RUN OVER,BACKHOE

Event
HEAD,SHOULDER,VEHICLE IN GEAR,CRUSHED,RUN OVER,BACKHOE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14511505
Report ID
625400

Event description

CRUSHED UNDER WHEELS OF BACKHOE

Investigation abstract

THE EMPLOYEES WERE SHOOTING A HOLE HOG ACROSS A FLOWER TRAIL. EMPLOYEE #1, A BAC KHOE OPERATOR, HAD PULLED A CASE 850 BACKHOE, SERIAL #8727945, INTO THE MIDDLE O F THE FLOWER TRAIL. THE SUPERINTENDENT INSTRUCTED EMPLOYEE #1 TO MOVE THE BACKHO E TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE FLOWER TRAIL AND START DIGGING. EMPLOYEE #1 STOOD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BACKHOE. WITH HIS LEFT HAND HE PULLED THE THROTTLE. WITH H IS RIGHT HAND, HOLDING A LARGE POCKET KNIFE, HE JUMP STARTED THE BACKHOE. EMPLOY EE #1 DID NOT KNOW THAT THE BACKHOE WAS IN GEAR. THE BACKHOE STARTED FORWARD. TH E RIGHT REAR TIRE RAN OVER EMPLOYEE #1'S HEAD AND SHOULDER, KILLING HIM.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 35 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    12
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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