OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221647076
75863 - SEMINOLE MASONRY LLC
BEAUFORT, SC—
Event description
Employee is killed when crushed by skid steer that tips over
Investigation abstract
At 5:09 p.m. on September 21, 2023, an employee working as a laborer for a hole. While attempting to force the third beam down, the skid steer lifted up and tipped over. The employee was crushed under the weight of the skid steer and died. masonry contractor was working with a crew submerging 6-foot steel beams into 3-foot holes filled with concrete. The concrete began to dry and harden faster than expected making it hard to manually insert the beams. A coworker instructed the employee to operate the skid steer with the bucket filled with freshly poured concrete to push the beams further into the concrete filled hole. The employee kneeled down on the opposite side of the steel beam and the skid steer while holding the beam steady with both hands. He raised the bucket over the beam and used the bucket filled with concrete to force the beams down into the
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 61 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 999
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