OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14530257

FRACTURE,IND TRK OPERATOR,LOADER BUCKET,CRUSHED,SKULL

1990-02-16T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,IND TRK OPERATOR,LOADER BUCKET,CRUSHED,SKULL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14530257
Report ID: 111700

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED BY SKID-STEER BUCKET LOADER

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating a John Deere skid-steer loader with the guard missing on the right side of the operator's position. A seat belt was installed but it w as not in use. A large load of snow was in the bucket and Employee #1 was moving the machine to the dumping area with the bucket in the up position. As the mach ine passed diagonally over a bump, Employee #1 was thrown against the right side of the cab where the guard was missing. His head was between the pinch points o f the loader arms when the foot control was depressed, causing the bucket to rap idly fall, crushing Employee #1's skull between the loader arms.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 24 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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