Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202452371 - Employee Is Killed When Run Over By Loader

Accident Summary Nr: 202452371 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 05/02/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307168328	05/02/2006	1795	238910	Bhl Industries Inc

Abstract: On May 2, 2006, Employee #1, with BHL Industries, was part of a nine-person crew demolishing a concrete tilt-up warehouse. He was instructed by the foreman to direct traffic for an excavator that was breaking up concrete. Employee #1 reportedly gave a signal to a front-end loader operator before crossing in front of the loader to pick up a piece of debris. While the loader was backing away from a pile of debris, it ran over Employee #1, crushing him and killing him. The investigation determined that the loader's backup alarm was not audible, while the loader was moving.

Keywords: back-up alarm, demolition, crushed, loader, run over, communication, inattention

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1	28	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307168328			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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