OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221627540

NORTHTEX CONSTRUCTION, LLC

CROSBY, TX— 2023-07-17T00:00:00

Event: Caught Between, Chest, Cleaning, Concrete, Construction, Construction vehicle, Crushed, Debris, Equipment Operator, Front End Loader, Inexperience, Laborer, Material Handling, Pouring, Residential Construction, Step, Tire, Walking Surface, Wheel, Work Surface
NAICS: 237310
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346861644
Employer profile: NORTHTEX CONSTRUCTION, LLC
Summary number: 221627540
Report ID: 0626600
Project type: A
Construction end-use: B

Event description

Employee dies when pinned between front end loader and steps

Investigation abstract

At 3:30 p.m. on July 17, 2023, an employee working as a construction laborer for a construction contractor was picking up debris while coworkers poured concrete at a residential job site. The employee was working near a front end loader when Coworker #1 (loader operator) turned the wheel. The employee was caught between the metal steps of the loader and the front right tire. The employee sustained multiple internal injuries and Coworker #2 (Foreman) transported him to the hospital for treatment. On July 23, 2023, the employee died as a result of his injuries.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 21 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
7010

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