OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221623143

UTILITY CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA INC.

WOLFFORTH, TX· 2023-12-11T00:00:00

Event: Bucket, Caught Between, Construction vehicle, Crushed, Front End Loader, Loader Bucket, Motor Vehicle, Storage Area, Storage Room, Transportation, Trapped, Utility, Vehicle
NAICS: 237110
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347156838
Employer profile: UTILITY CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA INC.
Summary number: 221623143
Report ID: 0627510
Project type: A
Construction end-use: M

Event description

Employee gets trapped between storage trailer and front end

Investigation abstract

At 11:30 a.m. on December 11, 2023, Employee #1 was working for a Utility Contractor. Employee #1 was retrieving parts and materials form a storage trailer. Employee #1 drove a front-end loader to the storage trailer where he placed the items in the implement bucket for transport. The front-end loader rolled forward and pinned Employee #1 between the doors of the storage trailer and the loader bucket. The employee suffered crushing injuries, causing his fatality.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 0 M

Event type
6

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