Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200785137 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by the Bucket of Skidsteer

Accident Summary Nr: 200785137 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 11/18/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314179938	11/19/2010	1771	238110	Sebastian Soto Concrete

Abstract: On November18, 2010, Employee # 1, of Sebastian Soto Concrete, was operating a skid-steer loader. He had the bucket of the loader in an elevated position and reached out from the seat of the loader to retrieve a tool. When he reached for the tool, the bucket came down and struck Employee #1 is head and neck. Employee # 1 was trapped between the bucket and the loader frame. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, LOADER BUCKET, EXCAVATOR, NECK, STRUCK BY, MECH MALFUNCTION, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314179938			Fatality	Other	Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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