OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14529937

ROLL-OVER,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,LOADER,BACKING UP,POOR VISIBILITY

1987-12-03T00:00:00

Event: ROLL-OVER,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,LOADER,BACKING UP,POOR VISIBILITY
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14529937
Report ID: 111700

Event description

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN LOADER OVERTURNED

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A LOADER IN REVERSE, BACKING DOWN AN INCLINE BECAUSE T HE LOADER'S FRONT LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THERE WERE NO BERMS ON EACH SIDE OF T HE INCLINE TO PREVENT A VEHICLE FROM GOING OVER THE SIDE. THE LOADER BACKED OVER THE EDGE OF THE INCLINE AND ROLLED OVER, CRUSHING EMPLOYEE #1. THE LOADER WAS N OT EQUIPPED WITH A ROLL-OVER PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 48 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
19

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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