Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128834.015 - Employee is killed when crushed by skid-steer loader

Accident Summary Nr: 128834.015 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 08/20/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1489234.015	08/21/2020		238390	Abel'S Acoustical Systems, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on August 20, 2020, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a construction company, were working at a new commercial building project. Employee #1 was training the coworker on how to operate a Bobcat skid-steer loader. The coworker moved the loader without first checking where Employee #1 was standing. The loader struck and ran over Employee #1, who was killed as a result of crushing injuries.

Keywords: Construction, Crushed, Equipment Operator, Loader, Run Over, Training, Untrained

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1489234.015	30	M	Fatality		Construction inspectors	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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