OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #672923
EMBANKMENT,ROLL-OVER,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,EARTHMOVING EQUIP,FALLING OBJECT
Event description
Employee killed when Caterpillar rolls over
Investigation abstract
At approximately 3:00 p.m. on December 12, 1989, Employee #1 was using a D6 Cat to spread and compact trash and garbage that was spread south to north and adjac ent to an open pit dug for future dumping. The Cat was operating about 10 to 15 feet east of the pit's east bank when Employee #1 apparently drove onto the slop e along the pit. The Cat rolled and/or slid down the slope and fell to the pit's floor. Employee #1 received multiple injuries and was pronounced dead at the ho spital.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 58 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 855
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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