OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14571186

HEAD,CEILING,CRUSHED,ELEC UTILITY WORK,INATTENTION

1986-08-21T12:00:00

Event: HEAD,CEILING,CRUSHED,ELEC UTILITY WORK,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14571186
Report ID: 524700

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN HEAD CRUSHED BETWEEN MACHINE & CEILING

Investigation abstract

An electric utility employee was unloading a Turfco Manufacturing oscillatory pi pe and wire plow (Model No. 140A, Serial No. 584016) from inside a company van. While backing the machine out of the van, the employee apparently lifted the plo w portion of the machine, causing a lever to become wedged against the ceiling. The machine continued to move, causing the handlebars to lift up. The employee's head was crushed between the handle bars and ceiling. He died of his injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 43 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
503

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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