OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14512180

SMITH FEED SERVICE INC

LOYAL, WI— 1985-03-15T00:00:00

Event: FRONT END LOADER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, LOADER
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1955103
Employer profile: SMITH FEED SERVICE INC
Summary number: 14512180
Report ID: 521110

Event description

Employee killed when crushed by loader arms

Investigation abstract

At approximately 1:30 p.m. on March 15, 1985, Employee #1 was pushing corn back into a corn crib with a front end loader that had a partial side screen cage. Em ployee #1 apparently reached out of the side of the loader and bumped the contro ls, causing the arms of the loader to come down. He was crushed and killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 32 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
5

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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