Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171753.015 - Employee is killed when crushed by tipping JCB Loadall teleh

Accident Summary Nr: 171753.015 -- Report ID: 0112300 -- Event Date: 11/09/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1787078.015	11/09/2024		562111	Rhode Island Disposal, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:40 a.m. on November 9, 2024, Employee #1 was operating a JCB Loadall telehandler to assist with the removal of a tree. Employee #1 was using the forks of the machine to guide the tree down while a coworker cut the tree with a chainsaw. As the tree was cut, the weight of the tree against the forks caused the telehandler to tip over. Employee #1 was thrown from the machine and was subsequently crushed by it, sustaining fatal crushing injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chain, Chain Saw, Crushed, Thrown, Tips Over, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1787078.015	52	M	Fatality		Machine operators, not specified

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