OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14520803
WAGGONER EQUIPMENT COMPANY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
ELSAH, IL·
Event description
Employee killed when cherry picker crane overturns
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was driving a rubber-tired, rough terrain cherry picker crane down a steep dirt road surface when he lost control of the vehicle. It overturned, and he was crushed and killed. Employee #1 apparently suspected the brakes were wea k as he traveled downhill.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 66 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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