OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #671396
INLAND STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS
EAST CHICAGO, IN·
Event description
EMPLOYEE CRUSHED AGAINST CAB OF PAYLOADER AND CONCRETE ROOF
Investigation abstract
ON FEBRUARY 8, 1987 AT 10:30 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A MUSTANG PAY LOADER, WORKING IN THE PIT AREA OF THE #2 BLOOMER. HE WAS ASSIGNED THE TASK OF REMOVING SLAG FROM THE END OF A TUNNEL. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, THE EMPLOYEE ATT EMPTED TO DISMOUNT THE PAYLOADER WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. HE ACCIDENTALLY STEPPE D ON THE LEFT FOOT CONTROL, CAUSING THE ARMS OF THE PAYLOADER TO RAISE AND CRUSH HIM AGAINST THE CAB AND CONCRETE ROOF OF THE TUNNEL.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 56 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 856
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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