OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #887331
SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,LOADER,SLIPPERY SURFACE,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER
Event description
Employee killed when run over by payloader
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, a dump truck operator, was working for an employer who was clearing uld not get out of the way in time and was run over by the payloader's front rig ht wheel. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The payloader operator said he ne ver saw the employee in front of him and did not know what had happened until he stopped his equipment. mulched tree stumps, roots, and dirt from a construction site. The operator of a 966 payloader had been instructed to help load the dump truck, but the wheels of the loader kept slipping on the muddy ground. The operator was then told to d ump his load and park his vehicle. After the payloader deposited its load, Emplo yee #1 got out of the truck cab and walked to the rear of his vehicle to clear o ff the tailgate. When he was finished, he turned and started walking across the site at the same time as the payloader came around from the other side of the du mp truck. As Employee #1 tried to move, he slipped and fell to the ground. He co
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 46 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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