Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14499560 - Employee killed when crushed between loader arm and frame

Accident Summary Nr: 14499560 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 08/02/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1279249	08/08/1984	1795	0	Br Equipment Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1279223	08/03/1984	1795	0	B & R Equipment Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, age 15, was operating an Owatonna skid steer loader, model 440, at a demolition site. He apparently leaned out the right side of the operator's seat either to leave the unit or to move debris out of the way. His upper body entered the vertical plane of travel of the right bucket arm and he was crushed between it and the right fender/frame. Employee #1, whose right foot was bound to the right foot pedal control, died of massive chest injuries. The employer had purchased the Bobcat-style skid steer loader without the manufacturer's side screens (which are basic equipment) in place.

Keywords: CHEST, LOADER BUCKET, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, INEXPERIENCE, LOADER, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1279249					Occupation Not Listed
2	1279223			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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