OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221382914
WARD LAND & TIMBER, LLC
EVERGREEN, AL·
Event description
Employee is crushed and killed when lift fails
Investigation abstract
At 8:15 a.m. on August 18, 2021, an employee was assisting in installing a hydraulic cylinder on a mulching machine which was lifted off the ground by a hydraulic lift. Hydraulic pressure was lost when the I-plug was removed causing the mulcher to rapidly lower onto the employee. The employee suffered fatal crushing injuries.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 56 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 889
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