OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221719123

FOURA CONSTRUCTS, LLC

GREENFIELD, IN— 2024-11-14T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Crate, Crushed, Skid Steer loader, Skidder, Struck Against, Struck By, Trash Bin, Waste Disposal
NAICS: 236115
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347884421
Employer profile: FOURA CONSTRUCTS, LLC
Summary number: 221719123
Report ID: 0551800
Project type: A
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee is struck by skid steer and is killed

Investigation abstract

At 7:15 a.m. on November 14, 2024, a coworker was operating a skid steer loader to load a crate full of trash. He was assisted by Employee #1, who was standing outside the skid steer near the crate. The coworker accidentally hit the forward lever with his arm, causing the skid steer to unintentionally move on top of Employee #1. The coworker immediately backed off and saw that Employee #1 was critically injured. Emergency services were called, but Employee #1 sustained fatal injuries as a result of being struck by the skid steer.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 20 M

Event type
1

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