OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14534978
J R LOISEAU CONSTRUCTION
FLANDREAU, SD—
Event description
Employee killed when crushed under D-6 Caterpillar
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was hauling a D-6 Caterpillar on a lowboy tractor trailer. He turned the corner from the farmer's yard onto a gravel country road too sharply, and t he rear wheels of the trailer dropped into the dirt. Employee #1 and two coworke rs tried to pull out the trailer with a tractor, but were unsuccessful. Employee #1 unhooked the safety chains and started the pony motor. He then started the C aterpillar and tried to move it off the trailer. The Caterpillar moved approxima tely 6 in. and then fell over on its side into the ditch, crushing and killing E mployee #1. He had been advised by two farmers to call the office for help, and not to try to move the Caterpillar by himself.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 39 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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