Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 172406.015 - Employee is killed when crushed by falling skid steer arms

Accident Summary Nr: 172406.015 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 11/16/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1791757.015	12/05/2024		811310	Chief Construction Company

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on November 16, 2024, Employee #1 was replacing the bushings for the link arms of a Caterpillar 259B3 Track Loader. He had removed the bolt on the left side of the machine while the skid steer arms were raised and began removing the bolts on the right side. While working from the back of the machine, with his head and upper body positioned between the rear stabilizer bar and the radiator, the main arms dropped after the right-side bolt was removed. The falling arms forced the stabilizer bar to strike the employee's head against the radiator. He sustained a skull fracture and brain injury, and the incident resulted in a fatality.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Crushed, Fall, Falling Object, Fracture, Skid Steer loader, Skidder, Skull, Traumatic Brain Injury

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1791757.015	29	M	Fatality		Heavy equipment mechanics

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