Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 168272.015 - Employee is killed when struck by load from KUBOTA forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 168272.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 07/12/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1761870.015	07/12/2024		237110	Gradeco Inc.

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on July 12, 2024, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was driving a KUBOTA with a pallet of infiltrators inside an excavated area. The employee was suspected to be spotting for Employee #1 when the load of infiltrators became unattached from the KUBOTA forks and struck the employee. The employee sustained blunt force injuries to the head and torso. There is a possibility that the employee may have also struck his head on a nearby CAT Excavator. Emergency services responded, but the employee was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Excavation, Falling Object, Head, Pallet, Spotter , Spotting, Struck Against, Struck By, Torso, Traumatic Brain Injury

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1761870.015	38	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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