OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14524110

LOADING,SAWDUST,FRONT END LOADER,CRUSHED,UNSTABLE SURFACE,OVERTURN

1987-03-10T00:00:00

Event: LOADING,SAWDUST,FRONT END LOADER,CRUSHED,UNSTABLE SURFACE,OVERTURN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14524110
Report ID: 522500

Event description

FRONT END LOADER OPERATOR KILLED IN OVERTURN

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A FRONT END LOADER TO LOAD SAWDUST INTO AN OPEN TOP TRAILE R. HE HAD JUST BACKED DOWN A 5 FOOT HIGH SLOPE AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO RECLIMB THA T SLOPE. THE LOADER OVERTURNED, CRUSHING THE OPERATOR AGAINST THE GROUND. THERE WAS TWELVE TO EIGHTEEN INCHES OF SAWDUST COVERING THE AREA WHERE EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING, MAKING THE SURFACE SOFT AND UNSTABLE.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 42 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
19

Event type
2

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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