Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133753.015 - Employee is killed after being pinned by wheel loader boom

Accident Summary Nr: 133753.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 03/02/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1517531.015	03/03/2021		811310	Petro'S Services, Llc

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on March 2, 2021, an employee was working alone repairing a hydraulic line leak on a 2000 Caterpillar 924 G Wheel Loader. The employee disconnected the hydraulic line on the Wheel Loader causing the main boom to lower, pinning the employee and causing blunt force trauma with chest compression killing him.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Boom, Chest, Hydraulic Line, Inexperience, Loader, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Mechanic, PPE, Pinned, Puncture, Repair, Training, Wheel Loader

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1517531.015	21	M	Fatality		Machinery maintenance occupations

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