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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221389059

KINGKINER TREE SERVICE LLC

Event
Abdomen, Bucket, Caught In, Loader, Struck By, Tear
NAICS
561730
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345517700
Employer profile
KINGKINER TREE SERVICE LLC
Summary number
221389059
Report ID
0317900

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by loader

Investigation abstract

At 5:15 p.m. on September 6, 2021, an employee was riding on the front bucket of a Bobcat skid steer loader. The employee got his foot caught in the tire of the loader, which led the bobcat operator to inadvertently raise the loader bucket. The employee suffered a lower abdomen tear, causing disembowelment. The employee was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 32 M

    Event type
    1
    Occupation code
    7005

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