Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1429139.015 - All Landscape Supply

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Investigation Summary

At 11:00 a.m. on September 5, 2019, an employee was loading and strapping down a 2014 Kubota SVL-2 skid steer loader to the back of a flat bed truck preparing for transport to a job site. The employee using a 3/8-1/2 inch load binder and a cheater pipe to tighten an approximately 20-foot long link chain to secure the loader. The cheater pipe on the handle of the load binder was being used to gain additional leverage to ratchet the chain tighter. While the employee was pulling on the pipe, it slipped off of the handle of the load binder and hit him in the face. The employee was wearing his safety boots and work gloves when the accident occurred. The employee was hospitalized to treat three broken bones in his face and a concussion.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concussion, Extension Handle, Face, Flatbed Truck, Fracture, Load Binder, Loading, Metal Pipe, Pipe, Skid Steer loader, Slip, Struck By