Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139498.015 - Employee is crushed and killed by arm of skid steer

Accident Summary Nr: 139498.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 09/23/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1554650.015	09/24/2021		213112	5 D Field Services, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 4:15 p.m. on September 23, 2021, an employee was working as a construction laborer for a firm that provided support activities for oil and gas operations. He and one or more coworkers were fusing high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipeline. The employee was retrieving a nylon sling from the operator of a skid steer. The sling caught on the controls of the skid steer. The arm of the skid steer came down, crushing the employee between the arm of the skid steer and the chassis. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Caught Between, Control Lever, Crushed, Gas Well, Oil Well Drilling/Servicing, Oil Well Servicing, Pipeline, Skidder

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1554650.015	34	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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