Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 878512 - Employee killed when struck by loader bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 878512 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 11/02/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104366851	11/03/1989	1542	0	Mirabile Construction Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a skid steer loader when it upended because the load was being carried too high. He raised the safety bar and got off the loader. He lowered the safety bar from outside the loader and then attempted to lower the loader bucket. He positioned himself between the bucket arm and the frame of the loader, reached in, and operated the pedal that lowered the bucket. The bucket came down and caught Employee #1's head between the bucket arm and the frame of the loader, killing him. It was the first day that Employee #1 had operated the loader at this site. He lacked previous experience.

Keywords: HEAD, LOADER BUCKET, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INEXPERIENCE, LOADER, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104366851			Fatality	Concussion	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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