Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200031821 - Employee Struck And Killed By Front End Loader

Accident Summary Nr: 200031821 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 05/27/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305997355	05/27/2003	0783	561730	Steve Piper & Sons, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was employed as a mulch laborer in a mulch manufacturing yard. The operations consisted of four employees, two grinder operators, one machine operator, and one mulch laborer. The job of the loader operator is to pile the mulch after it runs through the grinders. The mulch laborer is to keep the areas clean around the grinders. The loader, a CAT 930, and Employee #1 were in the area at the same time. The loader backed over Employee #1 causing fatal head injuries. The front end loader was equipped with a back up alarm but it was not functioning at the time of the accident. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, HEAD, ASPHYXIATED, FRONT END LOADER, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, BACKING UP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305997355			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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