Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200810372 - Employee killed when pinned by loader bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 200810372 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 12/17/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300575016	12/17/1997	0211	0	Heritage Beef Cattle Co.

Abstract: Employee #1, a front end loader operator at a feed lot, was unloading pipe from the bed of a trailer. He parked the loader on a slight incline, stepped out of the cab, and was walking toward the trailer when the loader started to toll down the hill behind him. Employee #1 became pinned between the loader bucket and the trailer, sustaining crushing injuries to his chest. He was killed. Employee #1 had left the cab of the loader without fully engaging the brake, turning off the motor, or setting the bucket on the ground.

Keywords: FRONT END LOADER, VEHICLE IN GEAR, HAND BRAKE, AGRICULTURE, LOADER BUCKET, PINNED, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CRUSHED, SLOPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300575016			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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