Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 894352 - Employee killed when crushed between loader bucket and cab

Accident Summary Nr: 894352 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 11/07/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112410147	11/07/1992	1542	0	Centex Simpson Construction Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112410428	11/07/1992	1794	0	W.C. Spratt Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112410337	11/07/1992	1731	0	Hazzard Electrical Corporation
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112410352	11/07/1992	1711	0	Virginia Sprinkler Company
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112410360	11/07/1992	1771	0	Centex Simpson Construction Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112410394	11/07/1992	1751	0	Centex Simpson Construction Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112410410	11/07/1992	1623	0	Dawson Company Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:15 a.m. on November 7, 1992, Employee #1 was operating a 1992 Bobcat skid steer loader that got stuck in the mud. He raised the seat bar with the engine still running and attempted to leave the machine. The left foot pedal, which raises and lowers the loader bucket, failed to engage the left pedal interlock when the seat bar was raised. The left pedal interlock, when engaged, prevents the loader arms from operating. As Employee #1 stood up to leave the machine, his left heel applied pressure to the foot pedal, causing the loader arms and bucket to rise and pin him at chest level between the bucket and the top part of the operator cab. Employee #1 was pronounced dead on arrival at Mary Washington Hospital.

Keywords: LOADER BUCKET, MIRED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LOADER, FOOT CONTROL, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, INTERLOCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112410147	Fatality	Fracture	Helpers, construction trades
2	112410428			Occupation Not Listed
3	112410337			Occupation Not Listed
4	112410352			Occupation Not Listed
5	112410360			Occupation Not Listed
6	112410394			Occupation Not Listed
7	112410410			Occupation Not Listed

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