October 20, 1987
MT · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
Fatality · MACHINERY
Ideal Cement Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING BRICK FROM THE KILN USING A CASE UNI-LOADER WITH A JACK HAMMER ATTACHMENT. HE LEANED OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAB (RESON UNKNOWN) WITH THE HYDRALIC ARMS IN THE RAISED POSTION. THE A9M DROPPED AND PINNED THE EMPLOYEE AGAINST THE FRAME. HE LIFTED THE ARM OFF OF HIS BODY, SHUT OFF THE MACHINE AND WALKED APPROX. 20' BEFORE COLLAPPING.