OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221674641
JOSE ANTONIO BRENIZ
HEMET, CA·
Event description
Employee is killed when crushed by skid steer loader arm
Investigation abstract
At 6:09 p.m. on June 14, 2024, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was attempting to free a skid steer that had become stuck in soft dirt. While standing between the front of the cab and the bucket, the employee reached into the cab and pressed the pedal controlling the bucket. The bucket moved toward the cab, and the loader arm crushed the employee against the cab. The employee sustained fatal head and chest injuries from the crushing force.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 28 M
- Event type
- 2
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