Fatality Narrative: Skid Steer Loader Operator Impaled by Rebar

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On September 15, 2011, a laborer died when he was impaled in the neck by rebar as he was operating a skid steer loader. The 41-year-old victim was a laborer and a 14-year member of the local Laborers' International Union. The victim was employed by a site preparation contractor and had been working for two months on a project to demolish a 26-story apartment building. The victim was operating a skid steer loader to remove demolition debris on the building's 21st floor. On the floor above him remote-controlled demolition machines were making holes in the floor. As these machines worked, cables, chunks of concrete, and rebar were left hanging. Three laborers were using propane torches to cut the hanging cables and rebar while the victim and another worker used skid steer loaders to scoop up the debris and dump it down a chute. As the victim was operating the skid steer loader he was impaled in the neck by a 7 foot long ½ inch wide piece of rebar suspended from the ceiling. He was able to back up the machine and shut it down. A fellow laborer applied pressure to his neck. Emergency medical services were called and rendered first aid. The victim died at the scene. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Construction Materials Environmental Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Staff Development Workplace
• Keywords:
  Construction Industry Construction Materials Demolition Industry Exposure Levels Hazards Protective Measures Risk Factors Safety Education Safety Equipment Safety Measures Safety Practices Training Work Environment Workers Worker Safety

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• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Publisher:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051571
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-115-2012, 2012 Oct; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: skid steer loader operator impaled by rebar
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228758/cdc_228758_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 194.67 KB ]