Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 360315568 - Bucket of Front End Loader Falls on Employee Who Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 360315568 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 09/24/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305873986	09/25/2002	1794	0	M J Raleigh Trucking

Abstract: On September 24, 2002, Employees #1 and #2 were doing maintenance work on a front-end loader. Employee #1 was repairing a leaking hydraulic fitting on the loader bucket. He elevated the bucket and walked underneath it to inspect the hose. Meanwhile, Employee #2 was adding hydraulic fluid at the back of the vehicle. Employee #1 removed the leaking hydraulic hose, which caused the bucket to immediately lose pressure and fall on top of him. Employee #1 had not blocked the bucket after raising it, and was killed. Employee #2 was injured when he became trapped at the rear of the unit under a horizontal bar that connected two scissor-type arms. The investigation revealed that the employer did not adequately train the employees, and did not require the bucket to be blocked when it was elevated for repair or maintenance.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, FRONT END LOADER, REPAIR, LOADER BUCKET, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, ABRASION, FALLING OBJECT, UNTRAINED, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305873986			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
2	305873986			Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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