Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201354180 - Employee Dies When Crushed by Front-End Loader

Accident Summary Nr: 201354180 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 04/15/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315476671	04/15/2011	7534	811198	Construction Tire Maintenance, Inc.

Abstract: On April 15, 2011, Employee #1 was changing a tire on a 33,000 pound Volvo front-end loader. The vehicle was raised and blocked at the left rear axle assembly with wood blocks. As Employee #1 accesses the area under the equipment's right rear side to place another set of wood blocks, the wood blocks on the left rear axle failed. The front-end loader fell and landed on Employee #1, crushing his upper torso between the rear of the equipment and the ground. Employee #1 died as a result of asphyxia.

Keywords: CHEST, ASPHYXIATED, REPAIR, MECHANIC, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, FALLING OBJECT, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315476671			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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