Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 517193 - Employee Killed Between Loader/Grader And Dump Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 517193 -- Report ID: 0931800 -- Event Date: 08/25/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106969694	08/26/1988	1541	0	Vanderson Construction
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106969710	08/26/1988	1794	0	Cozart Brothers, Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1, a construction superintendent at a nearby job site, walked into an unfinished parking lot that was being graded by a rubber tired, brake operated, skid steered, front end loader/grader. The loader operator, employed by a subcontractor, applied the wrong brakes. The front end bucket pivoted, pinning Employee #1 between it and a parked dump truck. He died as a result of multiple blunt injuries.

Keywords: front end loader, loader bucket, work rules, inattention, pinned, construction, caught between, dump truck, struck by

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106969694			Fatality	Puncture	Occupation not reported
2	106969710					Occupation Not Listed

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