Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141207.015 - Employee is killed when struck by front end loader

Accident Summary Nr: 141207.015 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 11/16/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1564328.015	11/17/2021		237110	Frazee Construction Company

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on November 16, 2021, Employee #1 was operating a front-end loader. The employee parked the front-end loader at a spoils pile, and placed the bucket in the spoils pile to anchor the loader. The employee left the loader running in neutral gear. Employee #1 then exited the loader to use the porta-potty that was 90 feet away and behind the loader. While employee #1 was using the porta-potty, the loader rolled backward and struck the porta-potty. Employee #1 was killed by crushing injuries to chest and head.

Keywords: Anchor, Bucket , Chest, Crushing, Front End Loader, Head, Parking, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1564328.015	32	M	Fatality		Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause:

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