OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221421068

MONMOUTH TOWNSHIP ROAD DEPARTMENT

MONMOUTH, IL· 2021-12-10T00:00:00

Event: Backhoe, Backhoe Bucket, Contusion, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Falling Object, Fracture, Head, Laceration, Metal, Rib, Snowplow Blade, Spine, Struck Against, Struck By, Wood
NAICS: 237310
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345695621
Employer profile: MONMOUTH TOWNSHIP ROAD DEPARTMENT
Summary number: 221421068
Report ID: 0551702

Event description

Employee is struck by falling snowplow blade, falls, and rec

Investigation abstract

At 9:00 a.m. on December 10, 2021, an employee worked to place a snowplow blade on top of another piece of equipment to store it. The snowplow blade was rigged and hoisted using a backhoe bucket and as the blade reached the final resting spot, the chain shifted, or a hook detached, and the snowplow blade fell and rolled towards the employee. The employee was struck by the snowplow blade and knocked backwards and fell approximately ten feet, struck a metal object and then landed on a wood post. The employee was hospitalized to treat lacerations and contusions to the left side of the head, a spine injury, and rib fractures on the left side.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 63 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
7028

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