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Case Status: CLOSED

Case Status: CLOSED

Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 126142.015 Event: 05/05/2020Automotive Salvage Yard Employee Is Killed By Skid-Steer
On May 5, 2020, an employee was working for a firm that sold used motor vehicle parts -- a junkyard or salvage yard. He was trying to operate a skid-steer from outside the operator's compartment. The lifting arm came down, and the employee was caught between the lifting arm and the body of the skid-steer. He was killed .
Keywords: automobile, caught between, caught in, control lever, equipment operator, loader
Inspection Degree Nature Occupation
1 1475175.015 Fatality Occupation not reported

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