OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #744870

HEAD,WORK RULES,CONTROL LEVER,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,ROPS,STRUCK AGAINST,CAUGHT BY,LOADER,UNTRAINED

1988-04-16T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,WORK RULES,CONTROL LEVER,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,ROPS,STRUCK AGAINST,CAUGHT BY,LOADER,UNTRAINED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 744870
Report ID: 352440

Event description

Employee killed when head crushed against uniloader's ROPS

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was using a Case uniloader, model #1835B, serial #17170418, to clear brush from a ravine on the side lot of a homeowner's property. When he stood up and leaned out the left side of the cage to survey the work area, his left leg contacted the control that raised the bucket arms. The arms came up and his head was pinched between them and the rollover protection. Employee #1 was killed. H e had not been trained by the employer in the safe operation of the Case uniload er.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
30

Occupation code
856

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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