OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14526149
OSCEOLA FARM COMPANY
PAHOKEE, FL—
Event description
RUN OVER BY FRONT END LOADER
Investigation abstract
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE STANDING IN THE ROADWAY TO THE BAGGAGE COLLECTION AREA, SURVE YING UPCOMING REPAIRS TO THE BAGGAGE CONVEYOR HOUSING ASSEMBLY. THE BAGGAGE HAND LING FRONT END LOADER (CATERPILLAR), WITH AN OBSTRUCTED VIEW TO THE REAR, WAS IN ANOTHER AREA BEING CLEANED. WHEN THE CLEANING WAS COMPLETED, THE OPERATOR BEGAN USING IT WITHOUT THE BACK-UP ALARM BEING OPERATIONAL. HE BACKED THE LOADER OVER ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES STANDING IN THE ROADWAY.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 51 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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