OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #818088
HEAD,FRONT END LOADER,LOADER BUCKET,CAUGHT BETWEEN,DECAPITATED,UNGUARDED
Event description
Employee decapitated by loader bucket and chassis
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was operating a front end loader to clear a section of lawn for a co ncrete patio. Apparently Employee #1 looked back to see where he was going on th e left side of the loader where there was no protective guard or screen. His hea d was caught between the upper scissor arm of the bucket and the chassis of the loader. The upper portion of his head was squeezed until he was decapitated.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
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