OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14526222

FRONT END LOADER,CRUSHED,FALL,GUIDE,RUN OVER,POOR VISIBILITY

1985-03-05T00:00:00

Event: FRONT END LOADER,CRUSHED,FALL,GUIDE,RUN OVER,POOR VISIBILITY
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14526222
Report ID: 418800

Event description

RUN OVER BY FRONT END LOADER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WALKING ALONGSIDE A FRONT END LOADER ON A PUBLIC ROAD. THE ROAD WAS NOT BARRICADED AND THERE WAS NO FLAGMAN TO PROTECT THE EMPLOYEES FROM VEHICL E TRAFFIC. THE FRONT END LOADER HAD A ONE (1) TON PUMP SUSPENDED FROM THE BUCKET BY A CHAIN. THE BUCKET WAS AT ITS HIGHEST POSITION. THE BUCKET AND THE PUMP BLO CKED THE DRIVERS VIEW OF EMPLOYEE #1. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STEADYING THE PUMP AND WAT CHING FOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. APPARENTLY, HE FELL AND WAS RUN OVER AND CRUSHED BY THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL OF THE FRONT END LOADER.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 22 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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