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Accident Summary Nr: 128475.015 - Employee is killed by skid loader backing up

Accident Summary Nr: 128475.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 08/05/2020
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1487089.01508/06/2020237310Lodge Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:15 p.m. on August 5, 2020, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a road construction company, were working on a road project. As Employee #1 walked in the middle of the street to access a piece of equipment, the coworker, who was operating a CAT 259D skid loader and backing up while dragging rocks from a pile at the north end of the street, ran over Employee #1. Employee #1 sustained crushing injuries and was killed. Investigation determined that the required back-up alarm was not working.

Keywords: Back-Up Alarm, Backing Up, Construction, Construction vehicle, Crushed, Highway work zone, Loader, Run Over, Struck By
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Highway, road, street New project or new addition   X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1487089.015 40 M Fatality Construction laborers Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Backfilling and compacting
Fatality Cause:

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