Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202082533 - Worker Is Killed When Struck By Skid Steer Bucket Loader
Accident: 202082533 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 03/15/2014 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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317618874 | 03/17/2014 | 1741 | Eckhart Construction Services, Inc. | ||||
On March 15, 2014, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a contractor that specialized in the design and construction of retaining wall systems, were engaged in a masonry project at a commercial building. They were constructing a modular block retaining wall. Coworker #1 was operating a CAT 262B Skid Steer Bucket Loader, and Employee #1 was shoveling gravel from the bucket and positioning the modular blocks. Coworker #1 backed the loader up an incline with the loader's arms in a raised position. The loader tipped forward and struck Employee #1 in the head. Employee #1 collapsed and was killed. His hard hat remained pinned between the loader's bucket and a modular block. This fatality was investigated by North Carolina OSHA. | |||||||
Keywords:
head, installing, blocks, construction, loader, struck by, retaining wall, aerial lift, overturn, unstable position
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Commercial building | New project or new addition | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | 1 | 25 | X | ||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 317618874 | Fatality | Other | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior masonry FatCause: Other |