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.


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    Titel :

    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


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2000


    Format / Umfang :

    12 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch