Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142819.015 - Employee is killed when crushed by loader grapple

Accident Summary Nr: 142819.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 01/17/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1572972.015	01/17/2022		321113	Besse Forest Products, Inc. Dba Baraga Lumber Division

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on January 17, 2022, an employee was fixing a leaking hydraulic hose on a Komatsu WA320-7 Wheel Loader when the raised boom dropped down and pinned him between the loader grapple and the frame of the machine. The employee's chest was crushed, resulting in his death.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Boom, Chest, Crushed, Dropped, Hydraulic Line, Leak, Pinned, Repair, Wheel Loader

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1572972.015	61	M	Fatality		Equipment Operator: Heavy

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