OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #780593

HEAD,FRONT END LOADER,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,BACKHOE,BACKHOE BUCKET,COMMUNICATION,INATTENTION

1988-06-22T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,FRONT END LOADER,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,BACKHOE,BACKHOE BUCKET,COMMUNICATION,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 780593
Report ID: 452110

Event description

Employee killed when struck by backhoe bucket

Investigation abstract

On June 22, 1988, the operator of a 580 Super E Case combination front end loade r and backhoe warned Employee #1 that he was going to operate the unit. Despite the warning, Employee #1 stepped into the danger zone. The backhoe portion of th e machine struck him in the head and killed him instantly.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 61 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
889

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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