OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #170395792

HEAD,LOADER BUCKET,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,TRACTOR,FALLING OBJECT

1988-10-19T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,LOADER BUCKET,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,TRACTOR,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 170395792
Report ID: 215800

Event description

EMPLOYEE DIES WHEN HEAD CRUSHED BY ROLL OF ROOFING MATERIAL

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 3:00 P.M. ON OCTOBER 19, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A FORD TRACTOR, MODEL 4400 WITH A FRONT END LOADER. IN THE PROCESS OF RAISING AN 8-FOO T BY 12-INCH ROLL OF ROOFING MATERIAL WEIGHING 611 POUNDS, THE MATERIAL SHIFTED, FELL BACK OFF THE BUCKET, AND CRUSHED EMPLOYEE #1'S HEAD AGAINST THE STEERING W HEEL OF THE TRACTOR.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 38 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
7

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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