Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200924249 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed by Load Structure of Loader

Accident Summary Nr: 200924249 -- Report ID: 0355118 -- Event Date: 12/21/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309547065	12/21/2005	1521	236115	Doug Bowman Construction

Abstract: On December 21, 2005, Employee #1 was operating a skid steer loader, unloading a stack of lumber from a delivery truck. The skid steer loader tilted forward due to the weight of the lumber. Employee #1 climbed on the back of the skid steer to try to counter balance it and was crushed by the loader structure of the skid steer.

Keywords: ROLL-OVER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, OVERLOADED, CRUSHED, LOADER, SKIDDER, UNSTABLE LOAD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309547065			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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