Accident Report Detail

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 Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1487089.015	08/06/2020		237310	Lodge 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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