Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 82468.015 - Worker is Crushed and Killed by Skid Steer Boom

Accident Summary Nr: 82468.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 01/08/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1117717.015	01/12/2016		532490	Rent-A-Lift Inc

Abstract: At 4:45 p.m. on January 8, 2016, a worker was located at the rear of a Rent-A-Lift Sky Trak in preparation of providing a jump start using a skid steer. As the worker reached into the engine compartment of the skid steer, with jumper cables in hand, his coworker inadvertently lowered the skid steer. The worker became pinned between the engine compartment and the boom of the skid steer. He died as a result of crushing injuries.

Keywords: Crushing, Lockout/Tagout, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Skidder

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1117717.015	41	M	Fatality		Heavy equipment mechanics	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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