Fatality Narrative: Skid Steer Loader Operator Ejected and Crushed by Bucket

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On December 1, 2006, a skid steer loader operator was ejected from the loader's seat and crushed under its bucket. The 20-year-old victim had been working for a residential construction contractor, as a laborer and skid steer loader operator for two weeks. The victim was working at a new housing development site operating the skid steer loader to move dirt and level a small area in preparation for landscaping the yard. He was observed operating the loader at a rapid speed with the bucket raised and full of dirt. A short while later a worker found the victim unresponsive under the bucket of the loader. He was taken to a hospital where he was declared deceased. An investigation determined that the victim, who was not wearing the provided seat belt, had been ejected from the seat of the skid steer loader and was crushed under the loader's bucket. The victim had not been trained in how use a skid steer loader. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Accident Prevention
  • Accidents
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Construction Industry
  • Education
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Safety
  • Staff Development
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Workers
  • Work environment
  • Equipment operation
  • Equipment operators
  • Safety belts
  • Ground stability
  • Construction equipment
  • Construction
  • Construction workers
  • Personal protection
  More +
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• 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:20051718
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-64-2007, 2007 Nov; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: skid steer loader operator ejected and crushed by bucket
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228809/cdc_228809_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 48.25 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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