OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #992875

TOWN OF AMHERST HIGHWAY DEPT

WILLIAMSVILLE, NY· 1987-03-16T00:00:00

Event: KNEE, HEAD, FRONT END LOADER, LOADER BUCKET, FALL, LOST BALANCE, HAND, UNSTABLE POSITION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #102137478
Employer profile: TOWN OF AMHERST HIGHWAY DEPT
Summary number: 992875
Report ID: 253630

Event description

Employee injured in fall from loader bucket

Investigation abstract

On March 16, 1987, Employee #1 was removing a tarp from a semi-truck while stand ing in the bucket of a Caterpillar 950 Highlift front end loader. While he was r olling up the tarp, it caught and slipped out of his hands. This caused him to f all out of the bucket 10 feet to the ground. He injured his right knee, left han d and elbow, and the left side of his head, breaking his glasses. He was treated at Erie County Community Hospital and released.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 53 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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