Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201354305 - Employee Is Asphyxiated When Crushed By Falling Loader
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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315484543 | 02/14/2012 | 0783 | Ansley Unprocessed Products, Inc. |
On February 14, 2012, Employee #1 was operating a Bobcat loader, Model Number 853, with a pallet fork attachment that was being used to brace a 65-foot pine tree that had been cut with a chain saw. Employee #1, after making the second cut at the base of the tree, stepped back and was standing to the left of the Bobcat. The Bobcat loader, while being used as a brace, was exposed to weight forces being applied against the left side of the fork. When the tree rolled against it, this caused a loss of stability and the Bobcat loader overturned onto its left side. The Bobcat loader struck Employee #1 and fell atop his back as he attempted to get out of the way, asphyxiating Employee #1.
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
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1 | 315484543 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported |