Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 897884 - Employee crushed between skidsteer bucket and overhead joist

Accident Summary Nr: 897884 -- Report ID: 0355110 -- Event Date: 01/22/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307355735	04/08/2004	1542	236220	C. E. Rasnake Construction

Abstract: On January 22, 2004, Employee #1, an employee of C. E. Rasnake Construction, was using a skid steer loader bucket to reach an overhead area where wiring was to be run. While elevated in the bucket, Employee #1 drilled holes into joists and ran wiring from breaker box to house. Once the wiring was complete, Employee #1 asked a coworker to lower the bucket to the ground. Instead of lowering the bucket, the bucket was raised and Employee #1 was crushed between the bucket and the joists and died.

Keywords: FRONT END LOADER, JOIST, LOADER BUCKET, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, LOADER, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, WORK PLATFORM, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	25	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307355735			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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