OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221712300

CREATIVE GROUND FX LLC

APOPKA, FL— 2024-10-23T00:00:00

Event: Asphyxiated, Cage, Equipment Operator, Falling Object, Front End Loader, Landscaper, Landscaping, Loader, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Neck, Owner, Personnel Cage, Pinch Point, Pinched, Pinned, Struck By, Trapped, Unsafe Position, Vibrations
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347837320
Employer profile: CREATIVE GROUND FX LLC
Summary number: 221712300
Report ID: 0419730

Event description

Employee dies of asphyxiation when pinned by falling loader

Investigation abstract

At 3:39 p.m. on October 23, 2024, an employee who is the owner of a landscaping business was troubleshooting an issue with an IR Bobcat T300. The employee was on the south side of the Bobcat working on the equipment while it was was running. The Bobcat cabin cage was in the up position when the vibrations caused it to fall onto the employee pinning him at his neck. The employee was trapped between the link assembly and the lift arm. The employee died from asphyxiation.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 55 M

Event type
1

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