Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 741561 - Employee killed when pinned between bucket and trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 741561 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 02/26/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104369947	02/29/1988	1629	0	White Pine Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was placing one flatbed trailer on top of another so they could be removed from a site. The second trailer was backed up against an earth bank. The first trailer was hooked up to a truck, which was trying to back it onto the second trailer. Because the ground conditions were slippery, the truck was unable to back the first trailer onto the second trailer. Employee #1 hooked a chain from the bucket of a John Deere 755 front end loader to the first trailer. The loader pulled it onto the second trailer, but it was off center so Employee #1 had the loader stop. He unhooked the chain and told the loader operator to back up. Employee #1 was standing between the loader bucket and a trailer. The loader was on a slight incline and when the operator engaged the loader, the bucket struck Employee #1 and pinned his chest against the trailer. He was killed. During the investigation the loader was found to be operating properly. Employee #1 should not have been between the trailer and bucket.

Keywords: CHEST, FRONT END LOADER, LOADER BUCKET, PINNED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, TRAILER, BACKING UP, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104369947			Fatality	Other	Supervisors, n.e.c.

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