Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115152.015 - Employee is struck by tool and falls from ladder; later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 115152.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 04/05/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1391155.015	04/05/2019		811310	1 Heavy Equipment Loading Inc.

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on April 5, 2019, an employee was working from a five-foot ladder and was disconnecting a hydraulic fluid line from the top of a brake accumulator during the dismantling of a Caterpillar 980G Wheel Loader. The employee was struck in the head by a tool he was using or by the hydraulic line fitting and fell to the concrete floor. The employee was brought to the hospital, where he later died.

Keywords: Automotive Repair, Concrete Slab, Face, Fall, Head, Ladder

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1391155.015	50	M	Fatality		Mechanical engineering technicians

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