Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106945215 - Coastal Refractories, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office

Inspection Nr: 106945215

Report ID: 0418300

Date Opened: 01/17/1991

Site Address:
Coastal Refractories, Inc.
2520 Highway 31 South
Pelham, AL 35124

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3255

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/24/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/01/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360128938

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14545784

Event: 01/17/1991

Employee killed when crushed by loader bucket

Employee #1, the plant manager, was using a New Holland rubber-tired bucket loader, model #L555, serial #606298, to clean up scrap in the plant's storage yard. The employee is thought to have fallen forward as he reversed the loader's direction of travel. As he fell out over the main frame of the loader, his feet accidentally engaged the foot pedal that lowered the bucket. Employee #1 was killed when the lift cylinder caught him across the middle of his upper back, crushing his upper torso and chest cavity. The loader was locked by his body, causing it to rotate in a circle of 360 degrees. He had been sitting on the seat belt and both feet were inside the main frame.

Keywords: CHEST, LOADER BUCKET, FOOT CONTROL, TORSO, CRUSHED, SEAT BELT, LOADER, FOOT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106945215			Fatality	Other	Management related occupations, n.e.c.

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