Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201044062 - Employee Is Run over by Loader and Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 201044062 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 02/23/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312899784	02/23/2009	1799	238910	Las Vegas Paving Corporation

Abstract: On February 23, 2009, Employee #1 was working with a crew installing rock, sand and stretching fabric at the bottom of a steep decline at an airport. A coworker was sitting inside a skid steer loader at the top of the decline with another load of sand. The coworker had shut down the loader when it started to roll down the hill. He attempted to steer the loader and apply the hand brake at the same time. Employee #1 was struck and ran over by the loader. The employee was unconscious at the scene and was taken to the hospital by paramedics. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, LOADER, SKIDDER, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312899784			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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