OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221663149
ZEMBA BROS INC.
HILLIARD, OH·
Event description
Employee is struck by counterweight assembly, suffers fatal
Investigation abstract
At 12:00 a.m. on May 6, 2024, Employee #1 was removing six large bolts from the counterweight of a CAT 349F excavator to prepare the equipment for transport. Upon removing the sixth bolt, the counterweight assembly unexpectedly shifted, causing the bolt or impact tool (2850MAX) to strike Employee #1 in the face. The employee sustained fatal head trauma and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 55 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 516
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