Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201761699 - Employee Killed When Crushed By Bobcat

Accident Summary Nr: 201761699 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 12/18/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304509565	08/20/2002	1629	0	Hernandez Concrete Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 had just completed breaking up a concrete covered parking lot using a bobcat. The equipment used to break up the concrete had to be removed from the bobcat and replaced with a bucket/scoop, to pick up the concrete. Employee #1 kept one foot on the pedal, and the other outside of the bobcat in order to make the change. As a result, Employee #1 applied too much force to the pedal causing the hydraulic arm to rise and subsequently crushing him. Employee #1 was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment, where he died the following morning as a result of the injuries sustained.

Keywords: CRUSHED, HYDRAULIC TOOL, ABRASION, LOADER, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Demolition		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304509565			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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