OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14565378
YOUNG & SONS CONTRACTING INC
TUCSON, AZ—
Event description
Employee killed when loader overturns
Investigation abstract
On his first day of work with this employer, Employee #1 reported to the job sit e, which was located approximately 4 1/2 miles north of the end of a parkway roa d. He was told by his supervisor to meet a flatbed trailer transport truck that was bringing a 950 Caterpillar loader to the end of the parkway road, and then t o drive the loader from there to the job site. After meeting the transport truck , Employee #1 had driven the loader approximately 4 miles when he came too close to the edge of an inclined road. The loader rolled over the edge and landed on its top. Employee #1 suffered blunt force trauma injuries to his chest and pelvi s. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 853
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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