Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for Massachusetts: Municipal Mechanic Fatally Injured When Crushed Between a Skid-Steer Loader's Frame and Bucket, FACE-12-MA-024-01.

摘要

On November 30, 2012, a 55-year-old male municipal mechanic (victim) for a water department was fatally injured while troubleshooting a malfunctioning skid-steer loader. The victim was standing facing the loader between the loader's raised bucket and the frame when the raised bucket came down, crushing the victim against the loader's frame. The victim was found by a co-worker who had entered the garage to check on him. The co-worker immediately called 911 and then called other co-workers from his cell phone. The multiple co-workers and emergency medical workers (EMS) arrived within minutes. EMS transported the victim to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. Contributing factors identified in this investigation were that there were no lockout/tagout procedures, the lift arm support device was not installed to prevent the lift arm from lowering, the operator seat bar was engaged while no one was located in the loader's seat, and the victim was working under a raised load.