Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200263648 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Shackle

Accident Summary Nr: 200263648 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 07/27/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313090151	07/27/2009	1622	237310	Jensen Construction Company

Abstract: On July 27, 2009, Employee #1, who was in a dozer cab, was pulling an overturned Gehl Dynalift 883 forklift from a 33 degree sloped embankment. A 4 in. wide, 20 ft nylon endless loop strap was attached to the back of the Komatsu 41P dozer and then attached and fastened with a shackle to the forklift. Employee #1 was pulling the forklift forward to bring to an upright position when the eye of the strap, attached to the forklift, broke with the shackle attached, and went through the rear window of the dozer striking the employee in the head. Employee #1 sustained massive head trauma and was killed.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, HEAD, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, SHACKLE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, BULLDOZER, SLOPE, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313090151			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Placing bridge deck Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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