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Tree Service Foreman Fatally Injured While Repairing a Skid-steer Loader – Massachusetts
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2016/08/12
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Description:On January 23, 2015 a 38-year-old male foreman for a tree service company (victim) was fatally injured while repairing a skid-steer loader with the lift arm and bucket attachment in the raised position. The victim was standing in front of the skid-steer under the raised lift arm and bucket while performing the repair that involved removing one of the loader's high pressure hydraulic lines. Once the hydraulic line was removed, the victim was crushed against the loader's frame when the lift arm and bucket came down. The victim's employer arrived on site and found the victim. A call was immediately placed for emergency medical services (EMS). EMS and local police arrived within minutes. The Jaws of Life were used to free the victim. The victim was pronounced dead at the incident location. Contributing factors identified in this investigation were working under an unsupported raised load, lift arm support device not engaged to prevent the lift arm from lowering, and lack of a safety and health program and lockout/tagout procedures. The Massachusetts FACE Program concluded that to prevent similar occurrences in the future, employers should: 1. Ensure that skid-steer loader lift arm locks are engaged prior to beginning maintenance tasks that require lift arms in the raised; 2. Develop, implement and enforce lockout/tagout procedures for skid-steer loaders that include the use of lift arm support devices during maintenance tasks; 3. Provide training on maintenance tasks employees will be performing and ensure that only trained employees perform maintenance tasks; and, 4. Develop, implement, and enforce a safety and health program that addresses hazard recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions. In addition, forklift manufacturers should adopt and implement the concept of Prevention through Design (PtD) and design skid-steers to eliminate known hazards.
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Pages in Document:1-13
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NIOSHTIC Number:20049646
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NTIS Accession Number:PB2017-102225
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Citation:Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 15MA004, 2016 Aug; :1-13
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Federal Fiscal Year:2016
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Performing Organization:Massachusetts State Department of Public Health
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Start Date:2005/07/01
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End Date:2026/06/30
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Resource Number:FACE-15MA004
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