OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #980797
LACERATION,STRUCK BY,BULLDOZER
Event description
EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY SPRING CAUSING GASH IN HIP
Investigation abstract
At approximately 7:45 a.m. on October 21,1989, Employee #1 was standing with his back approximately 3 feet east of the east end of the south bulldozer in the as sembly department. He was preparing to inspect a bulldozer with Serial Number 18 922. The bulldozer weighs 168.5 pounds and is 57 inches long. The bulldozer has a 10,000 pound capacity. Apparently, the leaf spring (bent by compression to spe cifications) came up out of the machine, knocked off a guard, and struck Employe e #1 in the left hip. Employee #1 had a 6-inch-long gash in his left hip, with 1 .5 inches removed. His muscles became detached. Employee #1 was hospitalized for the lacerations.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 14
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 28
- Occupation code
- 796
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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