Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201855772 - Employee Is Pinned by Loader Bucket and Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 201855772 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 12/05/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310124904	12/05/2006	3341	331314	Electro Cycle, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was assigned to move aluminum lids with a Mustang (bobcat) Skid-Steer Loader in the lid bin. At approximately 9:50 a.m. a coworker noticed that the loader was not moving and hadn't been for some time. The coworker went over to the loader and found Employee #1 under the bucket of the loader. Employee #1 was lying in the direction of the cab and appeared to be pinned down in a doubled-over position by the bucket. Coworkers stated that Employee #1 was the color purple from the chest up, which would indicate suffocation. At the time of the accident, there were no witnesses. Employee #1 was most likely cleaning lids from the cab and hit the bucket control pedal which lowered the bucket. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: SUFFOCATED, LOADER BUCKET, PINNED, CAUGHT BY, LOADER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310124904			Fatality	Other	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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