Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139650.015 - Employee is killed when run over by front end loader

Accident Summary Nr: 139650.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 09/28/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1555259.015	09/28/2021		331314	Imperial Aluminum - Scottsboro Llc

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on September 28, 2021, an employee was sweeping up small areas of aluminum scrap in a furnace production area when he was run over by the right rear tire of a John Deere 524K Center-Pivot Front End Loader. A coworker had backed away from the rotary furnace located approximately 88 feet from the employee and did not see the employee. The employee incurred severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and severe internal injuries and was killed.

Keywords: Abdomen, Aluminum Processing, Back-Up Alarm, Backing Up, Brain, Brain Bleed, Cleaning, Front End Loader, Furnace, Head, Industrial Truck, Material Handling, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Run Over, Struck By, Tire, Torso

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1555259.015	60	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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