OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14557193
KENT NICKOLS CONSTRUCTION
BERNALILLO, NM—
Event description
Employee killed when crushed between Caterpillar and stump
Investigation abstract
At approximately 6:00 p.m. on July 3, 1984, Employee #1, age 18, and coworkers w ere skidding stumps to fill an area in a road under construction. The Caterpilla r driver was pushing stumps forward while simultaneously pulling one large stump with a chain. A coworker needed to unlock the chain from a stump in front. Afte r several unsuccessful attempts to unhook the chain, he motioned the driver to m ove back a bit. As he did so, Employee #1 apparently became caught between the r ear of the Caterpillar and the stump that was being pulled. He was crushed and k illed. It was later determined that Employee #1's ribs punctured his lungs, caus ing them to fill with blood.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 18 M
- Nature of injury
- 18
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 69
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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