OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14512164
MARKET & JOHNSON INC
MARSHFIELD, WI—
Event description
Employee killed when struck by tailgate
Investigation abstract
At approximately 3:35 p.m. on April 17, 1985, Employee #1 was standing by the ta ilgate of a dump truck as a coworker tried to close it with a Caterpillar loader . The tailgate swung free, striking Employee #1 in the head and killing him.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 57 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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