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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221458243

DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Event
Falling Object, Head, Neck, Steel, Steel Beam, Struck By
NAICS
611110
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345925911
Employer profile
DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Summary number
221458243
Report ID
0751910

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by goal post

Investigation abstract

At 1:06 p.m. on April 27, 2022, an employee was operating a Caterpillar CB2.7 GC utility compactor on the east side of a football field. While maneuvering the utility compactor under the goal post, the roll bar made contact with the cross bar and caused the steel structure to tip forward suddenly. The employee was struck in the rear head and neck area. The employee was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 61 M

    Event type
    6
    Occupation code
    486

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