Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170664213 - Employee killed when floor collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 170664213 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 07/25/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102907219	07/26/1996	1795	0	Blandford Land Clearing Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a model 753 Bobcat skid steer loader to perform demolition work on the second-floor level of a garage building that had been subjected to fire, water, weather damage, and partial collapse. The floor section on which the loader was resting collapsed, and Employee #1 fell 20 ft. He suffered a broken neck from the force of the impact, and was killed. The Bobcat was provided with a seat bar that was interlocked with the foot pedal control linkage, which compelled the operator to pull down before the machine would operate. It was also equipped with a rollover cage.

Keywords: DEMOLITION, COLLAPSE, BUILDING COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, FALL, LOADER, NECK, WORK SURFACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102907219			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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