Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170064554 - Employee dies when head crushed between hydraulic arms

Accident Summary Nr: 170064554 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 08/27/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108190760	08/28/1990	1795	0	Avitia Demolition & Excavation

Abstract: On August 27, 1990, Employee #1 was working on a Case 1450 track loader. He placed himself between the lower hydraulic arm and the bucket support arm, in an effort to reach the starter. He wanted to jump the loader because it would not start. When he did so, the lift control lever had been left in the Up position and the bucket rose automatically. It pinched the employee's head in between the two arms. As the bucket is elevated the gap decreases. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: HEAD, JUMP START, WORK RULES, CONTROL LEVER, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, LOADER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108190760			Fatality	Other	Excavating and loading machine operators

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