Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123285.015 - Employee is killed when crushed between loader arm and frame

Accident Summary Nr: 123285.015 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 01/20/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1456910.015	01/21/2020		238910	M.P.G. Pipeline Contractors, Llc

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on January 20, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a pipeline contractor, was engaged in maintenance work, looking for the source of a fluid leaking from a front end loader. The loader was parked with its bucket resting on a raised mat/dock. The employee loosened the first hydraulic hose to access the second hose, which was leaking. As he started to loosen the second hose, the bucket fell/descended, and he was pinned between the loader arm that was holding the bucket and the loader frame. Employee #1 sustained crushing injuries and was killed.

Keywords: Caught Between, Construction, Crushed, Equipment Failure, Falling Object, Frame, Front End Loader, Hose, Hydraulic Fluid, Hydraulic Line, Leak, Maintenance, Pinned

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1456910.015	42	M	Fatality		Equipment Operator: Heavy

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