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Waste disposal worker was crushed between a waste disposal truck and a dumpster.
Get PDFA 45-year old waste disposal worker died on March 24, 2003, from injuries he received when he was crushed between a commercial waste disposal container (dumpster) and the rear-loading waste disposal truck he was operating. Safety latches were not used to secure the dumpster to the truck, and when it was lifted, the dumpster swung around and pinned the victim between the dumpster and the truck. Oklahoma Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (OKFACE) investigators concluded that to prevent similar occurrences, employers should: 1. Ensure that all waste disposal truck operators attach disposal containers in the proper manner. 2. Ensure that continuous training and monitoring for compliance is conducted for all high-risk tasks. 3. Ensure that all employees follow written policies and procedures for use of personal protective equipment.Publication Date provided by FACE program; not printed on the report.Cooperative Agreemen
Farmer killed after fall from and runover by moving windrower
Get PDFA 63 year old white male farmer fell when he attempted to jump onto a moving International 5000 windrower driven by a neighbor but owned by the farmer. When he recognized that his neighbor was unable to control the machine, the farmer climbed the fixed ladder attached to the cab to reach the controls. The farmer then lost his balance and fell approximately 6 feet to loose soil where the left front tire of the windrower ran over his head and body. The deputy sheriff was first to arrive at the site and given the massive trauma caused by the run over that was clearly not consistent with life, canceled the EMS ambulance and summoned the coroner. The coroner pronounced the victim dead at the scene. Approximately 27 minutes had e lapsed when the coroner arrived. The Wisconsin FACE investigator concluded that, in order to prevent similar occurrences, employers should: 1. Conduct a jobsite survey to identify potential hazards. All hazards should be removed or controls placed that will ensure a safe work environment. 2. Train all workers in comprehensive safety hazard recognition. Specifically train workers to operate machinery prior to independent use of the machinery. 3. Provide and enforce written safety policies. Included in these policies would be a policy prohibiting riding on non-passenger parts of machinery and prohibiting the use of alcohol prior to or during the operation of machinery.Publication Date provided by FACE program; not printed on the report.Cooperative Agreemen
Tire Repair Business Owner Dies After His Head Became Pinned Between the Protective Cage and the Bucket/Lift Arm of a Skid-Steer Loader
Get PDFA 51-year-old tire repair business owner (victim) was killed when his head became pinned between the protective cage and the bucket/lift arm of the skid-steer loader he was operating. At the time of the incident, the victim was working alone removing snow and ice from the parking lot of the tire business. The victim's son found the victim and notified emergency response personnel. Officers from the local police department found the victim in a prone position inside the vehicle with his body resting on the loader's controls and his head caught between the right-side lift arm and the vehicle chassis. Fire department personnel cut the hydraulic lines to the lift arm and extricated the victim. The victim was transported to a local hospital where he died a short time later. Police investigators at the incident scene found the vehicle to be equipped with a seat belt but noted that it was in "an unused condition." MN FACE investigators concluded that to reduce the likelihood of a similar incident, the following activities should be performed: 1. Use seat belts whenever operating a skid-steer loader; and 2. retrofit existing skid-steer loaders with interlock mechanisms which disable or disengage the loader or certain loader functions if the loader is not properly operated.Cooperative Agreemen
Construction worker crushed between falling dump box and truck frame
Get PDFDuring the fall of 1999, a 53-year-old construction worker was killed after he unloaded sand from a dump truck. He partially raised the box of his truck to dump out a portion of wet sand at a work location, then leaned under the box to manually trip the hydraulic linkage to bring the box down. The hydraulic linkage was located at the hydraulic pump, behind the cab between the main frames of the truck. This action was apparently a habit to save some time from walking around the truck to push the dump lever inside the truck cab. However, this time, because of the heavy load of sand, and because the box was only partially raised, the truck box came down immediately pinning the man between the box and the frame of the dump truck. The man suffered massive head injuries and was dead at the scene. The deceased truck driver had several years of experience with machinery and was the lead man for the small construction company. Recommendations based on our investigation are as follows: 1. Workers should use proper machine controls rather than actuating machine functions at hazardous locations. 2. Employers should train and supervise workers adequately to ensure that safe procedures are followed. 3. Manufacturers of dump trucks should consider options to discourage unsafe use of dump box hydraulics, such as placement or shielding of controls.Publication Date provided by FACE program; not printed on the report.Cooperative Agreemen
Farmer Died When Portable Elevator Fell Onto Him
Get PDFIn the fall of 2008, a 68-year-old male farmer died when a portable farm elevator fell onto him as he was pulling it away from an ear corn bin with a 7 HP lawn tractor. He had attached a chain to the elevator's axle and to the rear axle of the lawn tractor. There were approximately two bushels of ear corn at the top of the elevator. As he was moving the elevator, the top of the elevator fell and struck his back and head. The impact forced him forward on the tractor seat and pinned him against the steering wheel and gearshift lever. When his spouse heard the lawn tractor running for a longer period than usual, she left the house to check on him. She found him pinned against the wheel. She checked for a pulse and found him deceased. She called emergency response, and when they arrived, the decedent was declared dead at the scene. Recommendations: 1.) Agricultural operators should develop and implement safe move/transport work practices for portable elevators. 2.) A farm safety plan should be established for the agricultural operation that includes work rules such as how to inspect and transport/move portable equipment.Cooperative Agreemen
A Horticulture Nursery Owner Dies When He Slips and Falls off a Tractor
Get PDFA horticulture wholesale nursery owner died when he slipped and fell off a tractor he was loading onto a trailer. The victim had driven the tractor up on the trailer and was climbing out of the cab of the tractor when he slipped and fell approximately eight feet to the asphalt ground below. The victim was wearing western style boots with smooth soles when the incident occurred. The CA/FACE investigator determined that, in order to prevent future occurrences, employers of horticultural nursery workers should provide employees with proper skid or slip resistant protective footwear.Cooperative Agreemen
A Painter Falls 12 Feet While Painting a Pump Hose Platform System - Massachusetts
Get PDFOn May 12, 2007, a 37-year-old male immigrant worker (victim) was fatally injured when he fell while painting a fixed raised pump hose platform system located in a loading dock area. He was an employee of a painting contractor hired to paint the platform system by the platform's owner, an agricultural cooperative that specializes in manufacturing juice. The victim was on one of the platform system's gangways when the gangway lowered causing him to lose his balance and fall approximately 12 feet to a concrete floor below. Emergency medical services (EMS) and the local police department were called by an employee of the agricultural cooperative. EMS and the local police department arrived within minutes. EMS transported the victim to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. The Massachusetts FACE Program concluded that to prevent similar occurrences in the future, employers should ensure that fall protection and relevant training are provided to employees who are exposed to fall hazards when working six feet or more above a lower level. Companies and outside contractors hired to paint equipment/machinery should conduct a joint job safety analysis (JSA) of the work area and tasks to be performed to ensure worker safety. Franchise corporate headquarters should develop mandatory policies for health and safety practices to be included as requirements in franchise agreements. Liquid product manufacturers utilizing pump hose platform systems should: 1. Ensure that gangways when not in use are locked in the stored position with warning signs posted at the gangway entrance areas. 2. Consider the feasibility of using bottom filling equipment and tanker trucks.Cooperative Agreemen
Immigrant Roofer Struck by a Bag of Gravel that Fell from a Roof - Massachusetts
Get PDFOn November 13, 2010 a 39-year-old male roofer (victim) was part of a crew repairing the roof of a building. The victim was standing on the ground when he was struck by a bag loaded with gravel from the building's roof. The bag, which weighed approximately 40 pounds, was being lowered from the roof to the ground using a portable manual rope pulley system. The bag free fell three and one half stories, striking the victim in the head. Two co-workers were positioned on the building's roof at the time of the incident. One of the co-workers immediately called the company owner after the incident. The company owner then placed a call for emergency medical services (EMS). A pedestrian who heard yells for help also called EMS. The local police arrived followed by the fire department and EMS personnel within minutes of the call. The victim was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. The Massachusetts FACE Program concluded that to prevent similar occurrences in the future, employers should: 1) Ensure that only rope pulley systems with brakes are used for hoisting and lowering tasks; 2) Develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) for using rope pulley systems that include voice and hand signals and barricading off the pulley's fall zone; 3) Develop, implement, and enforce a comprehensive safety and health program and provide training which includes hazard recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions, such as the hazards associated with using rope pulley systems.Cooperative Agreemen
Supervisor at Used Clothing Processing Facility and Warehouse Dies When Struck by Falling Clothing Bales
Get PDFOn January 4, 2011, a 63-year-old supervisor at a donated used clothing processing facility and warehouse died when she was struck by falling bales of used clothing. On the day of the incident, a forklift operator was unloading bales of used clothing from a semi-trailer truck parked at a warehouse loading dock. After unloading the bales from the truck, he proceeded to move them to a storage area where he stacked them against a wall beside other stacks of bales. The area where the forklift operator was stacking the bales was next to a door leading to the company's shoe department. Clothing bales were stacked on both sides of the door. The employees who worked in this room regularly used this door to access the warehouse. The victim, who was the shoe department manager, was walking toward the door after returning from a break. The new bales were stacked six high and had only been in place for a few minutes. As she approached the stack, the forklift operator noticed that the bales had started to move. He called to her "look out!" As she turned to look toward the forklift operator, four bales fell from the top of the stack. One bale hit the lower part of her body, knocking her to the ground, and then a second bale landed on her upper body. The bales weighed from 500 to 780 pounds and measured approximately 48 inches by 60 inches by 33 inches. Recommendations: Washington State Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation investigators concluded that to protect employees from similar hazards employers should: 1. Perform a job analysis and hazard assessment of bale storage practices. Based on the results of the job analysis and hazard assessment, employers should create a written safe materials stacking guide and train employees on the procedures. 2. Ensure that areas in facilities where bales are to be stored should be of sufficient size and adequate layout to accommodate the intended bales, forklift traffic, and pedestrian traffic without exposing employees to the hazard of bales falling from stacks. 3. Ensure that bale storage areas are designated and access limited to authorized employees. 4. Ensure that bales are in good condition and are stored in a manner that will minimize the hazard of stacks becoming unstable causing bales to fall. 5. Implement daily inspections to evaluate the conditions of bale stacks to ensure stability of the stacks and correct any deficiencies that are identified.Cooperative Agreemen
Female Cement Finisher Dies in 165-Foot Fall at Construction Site
No full textThe case of a construction worker who died when she fell 165 feet from a high rise office complex was examined. The worker was employed by a multistate multidivisional corporation employing 14,000 workers in its construction division. There was a comprehensive written safety program, and daily tailgate meetings were held by crews at the worksite. She had been employed for only 4 days with this firm but had previous high rise construction experience. The victim and a coworker engaged in patching holes and rubbing out rough spots on the thirteenth floor decided to return to ground level for lunch and pushed the call button for the hoist. The victim leaned back against the gate to wait for the hoist. The gate swung open and she fell 165 feet to her death, listed as due to multiple trauma. The gate was secured by a padlock on a U-shaped latch; the hoist operator indicated he had not raised the hoist to the that floor level that morning, and the hoist operator had the only key. Subsequent damage to the gate (caused by the descending elevator) prevented a determination of what caused the gate to open. It is recommended that employers stress the necessity of safe work habits to all employees. Leaning against an outer perimeter barrier was a poor safety practice which resulted the death of this worker. Since the accident, the employer has performed random stress tests on padlocked gates. Safety bars have since been added on all gates to prevent the doors from opening to the outside.Publication date provided by the authoring office. There is no publication date indicated on the resource