Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for Oregon: Nursery Laborer Killed in Skid-Steer Loader.

摘要

On March 25, 2004, a 24-year-old nursery laborer was killed while operating a skid-steer loader. The operator was moving metal carts containing plants from an outside location to inside a greenhouse. He had been moving the carts for several hours, before he was noticed missing. The operator was discovered in a seated position in the operator's cage of the skid steer with a severe head injury. His left arm was behind him as if to support himself while leaning forward. It was raining, and the victim had placed his coat across his lap to prevent his pants from getting wet. A pocket of the coat was caught on the skid-steer's operational hand controls. The controls were probably activated as the victim leaned forward, causing the skid steer to move suddenly. The jolt apparently caused his head to forcefully strike the left-front roll bar. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.