OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221660434
WARRIOR TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC.
NORTHPORT, AL·
Event description
Employee is crushed and killed when struck by large metal pi
Investigation abstract
At 6:40 a.m. on April 25, 2024, a coworker was operating a wheel loader to load a metal pipe onto a trailer (Lowboy). Employee #1 was standing behind the side of the loading trailer. The metal pipe became loose and rolled off the trailer, striking Employee #1 in the chest, arms and legs. The pipe was 31 feet long, 30-inches in diameter, and weighed approximately 6,000 pounds. Employee #1 was crushed and killed by the metal pipe that rolled off the trailer.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 74 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 804
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