Fatality Narrative: Front-End Loader Strikes Worker in Trench

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On November 6, 2002, a construction foreman was standing in a trench directing a front-end loader to sprinkle sand in the bottom of the trench when the loader slipped into the trench, striking the foreman with the bucket killing him. The victim was a 39-year-old male who was employed by a company that performed excavation and trenching work and installed water, sewer, and pipeline utilities. The incident happened at a job site where a parking lot was being constructed and water utilities were being installed. The construction crew was repairing a storm drain in a trench that was 95 feet long and at the site of the incident it was 3 feet 8 inches deep and 6 feet wide. The victim, the competent person on the site, was standing in the trench along with another worker and was directing the operator of the front-end loader to deposit sand in the trench. The loader was at a 90-degree angle to the trench and delivering a bucket of sand when it slipped into the trench, striking the victim with the bucket. It was raining and the ground was muddy and slippery. 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
  • Construction
  • Construction equipment
  • Construction workers
  • Trenches
  • Trenching
  • Equipment operation
  • Equipment operators
  • 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:20051946
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-12-2003, 2003 May; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: front-end loader strikes worker in trench
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228861/cdc_228861_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 18.62 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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