Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201992369 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Skid Steer

Accident Summary Nr: 201992369 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 04/14/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310024252	04/14/2006	1799	238990	Desert Aquatics, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on April 14, 2006, Employee #1, a laborer, and two coworkers were working in the bottom of a swimming pool excavation, spreading backfill gravel across the bottom of the pool. The gravel was being provided by a Caterpillar skid steer, Model Number 246D. As Employee #1 was directing the operator of the skid steer on where to place gravel, it approached the south east corner of the pool and fell over the edge. The skid steer struck Employee #1, cutting his back just above his buttocks and fracturing both his legs. A coworker came to Employee #1's aid administering CPR until emergency services arrived. Employee #1 was pronounced dead. The accident investigation revealed that the operator of the skid steer could not see Employee #1 as he approached the pool edge. He was maneuvering the equipment by Employee #1's voice commands.

Keywords: FRACTURE, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, SKIDDER, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		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	310024252			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Swimming pool construction Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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