Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202472064 - Employee Dies after Being Struck by Skid Steer Loader

Accident Summary Nr: 202472064 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 05/21/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311129704	05/22/2007	1611	237310	Gibbs & Register, Inc.

Abstract: On May 21, 2007, Employee #1, who was part of a four man crew, was engaged in site preparation for a parking lot. A coworker was operating a skid steer loader, cleaning excess soil and gravel from the area. Employee #1 was engaged in measuring a 3 foot set back and placing markers to indicate the limit line for placing the asphalt. He was working in a kneeling position, placing a marker in the ground, when the skid steer loader operator traveled in a reverse direction and struck Employee #1 from behind. He was airlifted to the hospital, where he died from internal injuries.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, SKIDDER, STRUCK BY, WORK SURFACE, ASPHALT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311129704			Fatality	Other	Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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