OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221533300
153493 - HERC RENTALS INC.
ADVANCE, NC—
Event description
Employee is killed when struck by falling loader boom
Investigation abstract
On January 25, 2023, an employee was performing maintenance on a Volvo L70H wheel loader that was experiencing a hydraulic oil leak. The employee was working from underneath the loader boom and the boom fell and crushed him. The employee was killed as a result of unspecified injuries to his abdomen.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 26 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 999
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