Skid-Steer Loader Operator Dies After Backing Loader Off Six-Foot Retaining Wall

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• Personal Author:
  Ray, Thomas D. ; Roberts, Daryl W.
• Corporate Authors:
  Missouri Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Program (MO FACE) ; Missouri. Department of Health
• Description:
  A 43-year-old skid-steer loader operator died after he backed off of a six-foot retaining wall. The victim was spreading top soil over an area in preparation for grass seeding. He had made numerous passes with the loader, back-dragging the bucket from the wall and up the slope. When he approached the end of the area being prepared, it appears he turned the skid-loader around and backed toward the wall, dragging his bucket. The skid-loader approached and backed over the wall. The loader struck the ground below and rolled to its side. The victim remained inside the cab but apparently was knocked unconscious and became wedged between the seat and the side screen. The MO FACE investigator concluded that, in order to prevent similar occurrences, all employers should incorporate the following recommendations into their safety and health plans: 1. ensure that all equipment operators wear seat belts while operating equipment equipped with roll-over protective structures
  
  2. ensure that all interlock safety devices are functional and in good working condition before any operation of the vehicle
  
  3. develop, implement and enforce a comprehensive safety program that includes, but is not limited to, training in hazard recognition and avoidance.
  
  
• Content Notes:
  Publication Date provided by FACE program
  
  not printed on the report
  
  
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Automobiles Construction Industry Occupational Health Safety Safety Management
• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-potential Accident-prevention Construction-equipment Construction-industry Construction-workers Drivers Equipment-operators Injuries Injury-prevention Lawn-and-garden-equipment OSHA Region 7 Safety-belts Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-monitoring Safety-practices Traumatic-injuries

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• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Landscaping Services
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE96MO082
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Missouri ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  7 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20026257
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2007-110251
• 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 96MO082, 1997 Mar ; :1-7
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1997
• Performing Organization:
  Missouri Department of Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  56 - Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  1991/09/30
• End Date:
  2002/03/31
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b32c66c99261f892c67c91b74c2aba46d8dc0a18488e8ca580b30612f325b2ca403967754af453f75f86be3612caf9734e3aec0331a4397df34bfee7837a3d7c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/170270/cdc_170270_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 22.86 KB ]