OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14552566

BONNIE BURN ASSOCIATES

WATCHUNG, NJ· 1987-02-06T00:00:00

Event: FRONT END LOADER, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, STEEP GRADE, CRUSHED, FALL, RUN OVER, SLOPE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #100838333
Employer profile: BONNIE BURN ASSOCIATES
Summary number: 14552566
Report ID: 213400

Event description

EMPLOYEE RIDING ON LOADER FELL OFF; RUN OVER AND KILLED

Investigation abstract

AT THE END OF THE WORK DAY, EMPLOYEE #1 HITCHED A RIDE ON THE SIDE STEP OF A FRO NT END LOADER. HE AND THE LOADER OPERATOR WERE GOING TO A TRAILER TO "PUNCH OUT" . THE LOADER WAS A CASE BMODEL 580 SUPER E FRONT END LOADER/BACKHOE. THEY WERE T RAVELLING DOWN ABOUT A 6% GRADE. ABOUT 60 FEET FROM THE TRAILER, EMPLOYEE #1 FEL L OFF THE 2 INCH BY 14 INCH STEP, LOCATED ABOUT 12 1/2 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND, AND WAS RUN OVER BY THE LOADER'S WHEELS. HE WAS KILLED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 27 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
5

Event type
1

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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