On March 3, 2000, a 41-year-old male plant production supervisor (the victim) died after being crushed between the boom arm and the front chassis of a skid-steer loader. On March 9, 2000, officials of the North Carolina Occupational Safety and Heath Administration (NCOSHA) notified the Division of Safety Research (DSR) of this fatality. On April 4-5, 2000, a DSR occupational safety and health specialist and a DSR safety engineer, accompanied by a compliance safety officer from the NCOSHA, conducted an investigation of the incident. A review was made of the incident scene photographs taken by the police department and the NCOSHA. The written police witness statements were also reviewed. The skid-steer loader was impounded after the incident and was not available for inspection during the investigation. However, the operation of a similar loader was observed at a local tractor-sales dealership. DSR investigators interviewed the plant manager where the incident occurred. The company had been manufacturing corrugated cardboard products since 1986 and employed approximately 90 people. There were a written comprehensive safety program, a 12-member safety council, and a safety awards program. The company conducted regular employee safety meetings. The victim was a plant production supervisor who had been with the company 612 years. This was the companys first occupational fatality.
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: A Plant Production Supervisor Dies After Being Crushed Between the Boom Arm and Front Chassis of a Skid-Steer Loader in North Carolina
2000
12 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Environmental & Occupational Factors , Industrial Safety Engineering , Construction Materials, Components, & Equipment , Loaders , Construction equipment , Fatalities , Industrial plants , Accident investigations , North Carolina , Crushing , Injuries , Recommendations , Lessons learned , Hydraulic systems , Skid-steer loader