OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14535314

GARDEN STATE BEAN COMPANY, INC.

OAKES, ND· 1986-12-19T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, ROPS, LOADER, STRUCK BY, BUCKET ELEVATOR
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #100841758
Employer profile: GARDEN STATE BEAN COMPANY, INC.
Summary number: 14535314
Report ID: 830300

Event description

Employee struck and killed by falling roll-bar cage

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 had the motor running on a skid steer loader and the roll-bar cage t ilted up in the 'open' position. He apparently engaged the control for the bucke t and it went up, striking the cage. The cage fell on Employee #1, killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 33 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
1

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
2

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