Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14492268 - Employee killed when struck and crushed by loader

Accident Summary Nr: 14492268 -- Report ID: 0214500 -- Event Date: 12/18/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109869214	12/18/1992	4953	0	Garofalo Brothers Recycling And Transfer Station

Abstract: At approximately 7:57 a.m. on December 18, 1992, Employee #1 was separating metal from plastic in a sanitation depot. At the same time, a coworker was backing up a jumbo Caterpillar front end loader, model #966D, identification #94X03429, to trim mounds of garbage 9 to 10 ft away from Employee #1. The loader struck Employee #1 and crushed him to death under the back wheel. The loader did not have a functioning reverse signal alarm; also, there were no mirrors on the loader's cab and the operator had a 9 ft or more blind spot.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, FRONT END LOADER, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109869214			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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