Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200542116 - Employee Is Killed in Skid Steer Backover

Accident Summary Nr: 200542116 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 05/23/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315559328	05/23/2011	1611	237310	A. Merante Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: On May 23, 2011, Employee #1 was working as a laborer on a construction site, and his assignment was to use a shovel to smooth out stones along the edge of a grade that was being prepared for concrete. Coworker #2 was operating a New Holland skid steer and was traveling in reverse with the bucket in a lowered position in order to smooth out the grade. Employee #1 was bent over and was standing in the path of the skid steer. Coworker #2 did not see Employee #1 behind the skid steer and backed over his right leg and torso. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, TORSO, CRUSHED, BACKING UP, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315559328			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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