Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 14557680 - EMPLOYEE CRUSHED WHEN FRONT END LOADER ROLLED INTO PIT
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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102040235 | 04/25/1986 | 2011 | 0 | Karler Packing Company, Inc. |
Abstract: THE EMPLOYEE HAD JUST STARTED HIS WORK SHIFT. HIS TASK FOR THE MORNING WAS TO MIX BLOOD FROM THE SLAUGHTER HOUSE WITH DIRT TO MAKE AN IRON-RICH COMPOST. HE WAS DRIVING A 1972 MICHIGAN LOADER WHICH HAD NOT BEEN RETROFITTED WITH A ROLL-OVER PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE. AS HE WAS RETURNING TO THE MIXING PIT WITH A BUCKET LOAD OF COMPOST, THE BACK WHEEL OF THE LOADER WENT OVER THE EDGE OF THE PIT. THE LOADER FELL INTO THE PIT, LANDING ON ITS TOP. THE NON-ROPS CAB COLLAPSED, CRUSHING THE DRIVER (EMPLOYEE #1) TO DEATH.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 102040235 | Fatality | Concussion | Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators |