Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 139498.015 - Employee Is Crushed And Killed By Arm Of Skid Steer

**Accident: 139498.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 09/23/2021**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1554650.015	09/24/2021		5 D Field Services, Llc

At approximately 4:15 p.m. on September 23, 2021, an employee was working as a c onstruction 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 an d 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		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1554650.015	34	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Trenching, installing pipe FatCause:

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