OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #601864

HEAD,AGRICULTURE,WORK RULES,CLEANING,CRUSHED,LOADER,INATTENTION

1989-03-11T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,AGRICULTURE,WORK RULES,CLEANING,CRUSHED,LOADER,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 601864
Report ID: 420600

Event description

Employee killed when head crushed by loader arm

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was removing dead chickens from a loading dock using a Bobcat. The w indow grill on the right side of the Bobcat had been removed. As he brought the load down, Employee #1 stuck his head out the window. The loader's arm caught hi s head and crushed it, killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 55 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
8

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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