OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221404866

BLUE STAR TRUCKING CORP

WHEAT RIDGE, CO· 2021-09-23T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Bucket, Crushed, Skidder, Struck By, Training
NAICS: 484110
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345588172
Employer profile: BLUE STAR TRUCKING CORP
Summary number: 221404866
Report ID: 0830600
Project type: B
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by skid-steer bucket

Investigation abstract

At 2:15 p.m. on September 23, 2021, an employee was training a coworker on how to operate a skid-steer when he stepped under the raised front bucket to give verbal instruction and the bucket came down on him. The employee died from his injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Event type
1

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