OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #656736
FRONT END LOADER,BOOM,CONSTRUCTION,NECK,UNGUARDED
Event description
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE'S NECK BROKEN BY FRONT-END LOADER BOOM
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS THE OPERATOR OF A BOBCAT FRONT END LOADER THAT LACKED SAFETY SCR INDOWS. EENS ON THE CAB WINDOWS. THE EMPLOYEE STUCK HIS HEAD OUT THE LEFT SIDE WINDOW AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK THE LOADER UP TWO WOOD PLANKS INTO A SMALL TRAILER. W HILE LOOKING TO THE REAR, HE ACCIDENTLY DEPRESSED THE ELEVATING PEDAL. THE UPWAR D MOVING BOOM CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE'S NECK, CRUSHING IT AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE CA B AT THE TOP OF THE WINDOW OPENING. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD WORKED AS AN EQUIPMENT OPERA TOR FOR BERNARD J. LAZARO, INC. FOR ABOUT 7 YEARS. HE HAD OPERATED THIS PARTICUL AR BOBCAT FOR THE LAST 6 YEARS. OPERATOR TRAINING WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THIS CASE. THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THE LACK OF SAFETY SCREENS OR GUARDS OVER THE SIDE W
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 20
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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