OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #633586

BEAM,CHEST,SUFFOCATED,UNSECURED,LOADER BUCKET,PINNED,CRUSHED

1987-07-16T00:00:00

Event: BEAM,CHEST,SUFFOCATED,UNSECURED,LOADER BUCKET,PINNED,CRUSHED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 633586
Report ID: 215800

Event description

Employee killed when crushed by machine

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was rebuilding an engine on a 450 John Deere loader. The bucket arm was chained to an overhead beam. The left upright split, causing the center beam to fall with the loader arms and pin Employee #1 between the arm and the track. His chest was crushed and he died of suffocation.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 32 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
5

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
4

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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