OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #594382

FRONT END LOADER,RAMP,WORK RULES,CLEANING,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,RIVER,DROWN

1989-04-24T00:00:00

Event: FRONT END LOADER,RAMP,WORK RULES,CLEANING,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,RIVER,DROWN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 594382
Report ID: 419400

Event description

Employee drowns when front end loader goes into river

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was cleaning mud and other materials from a sloping earthen ramp wit h a front end loader. He was operating on the bank of a river, but got too close to the water's edge. The loader entered the river and Employee #1 drowned.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
41

Occupation code
859

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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