Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 129387.015 - Employee is struck by loader, later dies
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1492208.015 | 09/10/2020 | 423110 | Copart Of Connecticut |
Abstract: At 1:50 p.m. on September 4, 2020, an employee was walking through the receiving area for vehicles picking up miscellaneous pieces of debris. The employee walked in the path of a CAT 938M Wheel Loader with 15 foot forks as it was backing up. The loader operator had just picked up a car from the end of the lot and was backing up to move it to a new location. The loader had a functioning back up camera and a functioning back up alarm. The employee was run over by both right side tires of the loader and was hospitalized but died of his injuries.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1492208.015 | 63 | M | Fatality | Laborers, except construction |