OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221458243
DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
DUBUQUE, IA·
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
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#1 Fatality Age 61 M
- Event type
- 6
- Occupation code
- 486
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