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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #735480

WORK RULES,LOAD SHIFT,ROPS,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,PIPE,STRUCK BY,UNSTABLE LOAD

Event
WORK RULES,LOAD SHIFT,ROPS,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,PIPE,STRUCK BY,UNSTABLE LOAD
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
735480
Report ID
454510

Event description

Employee killed when struck by falling pipe

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was attempting to lift an 18 count bundle of 20 ft long pipe with a Case 580 tractor. The tractor was equipped with a fork type front end loader att achment. When the employee popped the clutch of the tractor, the vehicle jumped, causing the pipes to shift and roll back over him. Employee #1 was killed. The tractor did not have overhead protection (ROPS).

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 29 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    1
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    587
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    2

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