OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221691173

IDEKER, INC.

PLEASANT HILL, MO— 2024-07-21T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Construction vehicle, Driver, Driving, Equipment Operator, Head, Lost Control, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Overturn, Road, Rolled, Skid Steer loader, Struck Against
NAICS: 237310
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347678187
Employer profile: IDEKER, INC.
Summary number: 221691173
Report ID: 0728500
Project type: C
Construction end-use: I

Event description

Employee dies of head trauma when skid steer overturns

Investigation abstract

At 5:45 a.m. on July 21, 2024, an employee working for a highway construction contractor was driving a skid steer on a roadway. The skid steer veered off the side of the road and overturned. The employee died from head trauma when the employee struck his head against the skid steer wall.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 60 M

Event type
6

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