OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #605691

SAFETY BLOCK,HEAD,WORK RULES,HYDRAULIC CYLINDER,CRUSHED,LOADER,INATTENTION

1986-06-26T13:25:00

Event: SAFETY BLOCK,HEAD,WORK RULES,HYDRAULIC CYLINDER,CRUSHED,LOADER,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 605691
Report ID: 418100

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S HEAD CRUSHED BY LOADER ARM OF SKID STEER LOADER

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 1:25 PM ON JUNE 26, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A BOBCAT, D IGGING A HOLE IN WHICH TO BURY CONCRETE. WHEN HE LEANED HIS HEAD OVER THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BOBCAT TO OBSERVE A FUEL LEAK, THE ARM LEVER DROPPED ON HIS HEAD CRU SHING HIM. THE SAFETY SCREENS ON THE BOBCAT HAD BEEN REMOVED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 39 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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