OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14455273
G P CONSTRUCTION INC
TREMONTON, UT—
Event description
Operator's leg amputated after earthmover rolls over
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was driving a Caterpillar 641 that was pulling an Athey W wagon (Ser ial #157 BA4) loaded with dirt. He was on a haul road that had a grade of 16.28 percent for about 90 ft, and then tapered to a grade of 8 percent. The vehicle h ad traveled 9 ft from the loading area when it went over the berm and rolled ove r, traveling another 93 ft. Employee #1's right leg was injured, and eventually had to be amputated below the knee. The Caterpillar was not equipped with a roll over protective structure. It was inspected by an independent organization and i ts brakes and torque converter were found to be working. Operator error is belie ved to have contributed to this accident.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 18
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 859
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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