Inspection Detail
Inspection: 300575016 - Heritage Beef Cattle Co.
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Inspection Information - Office: Lubbock | ||||
Nr: 300575016 | Report ID: 0627400 | Open Date: 12/17/1997 | ||
Heritage Beef Cattle Co. | ||||
3 Mi W On Hwy 152 Wheeler, TX 79096 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
SIC: 0211/Beef Cattle Feedlots | ||||
Mailing: Box 370, Wheeler, TX 79096 | ||||
Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
Ownership: | Private | |||
Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 12/18/1997 | |
Close Case: | 03/11/1998 | |||
Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
Accident | 360457071 |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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Summary Nr: 200810372 | Event: 12/17/1997 | Employee Killed When Pinned By Loader Bucket | ||||
Employee #1, a front end loader operator at a feed lot, was unloading pipe from the bed of a trailer. He parked the loader on a slight incline, stepped out of the cab, and was walking toward the trailer when the loader started to toll down the hill behind him. Employee #1 became pinned between the loader bucket and the trailer, sustaining crushing injuries to his chest. He was killed. Employee #1 had left the cab of the loader without fully engaging the brake, turning off the motor, or setting the bucket on the ground. | ||||||
Keywords: front end loader, vehicle in gear, hand brake, agriculture, loader bucket, pinned, work rules, equipment operator, crushed, slope | ||||||
Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
1 | 300575016 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |