Preventing injuries and deaths from skid-steer loaders (supercedes 98-117)

"he National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) requests assistance in preventing injuries and deaths among workers who operate, service, or work near skid-steer loaders. This type of loader is commonly used in agriculture, construction, and general industry for materials handling and excavating. NIOSH studies in the 1990s suggested that employers, supervisors, and workers may not fully appreciate the potential hazards associated with operating or working near skid-steer loaders and they may not follow safe work procedures for controlling these hazards. This Alert describes six deaths involving skid-steer loaders and recommends methods for preventing similar incidents." - NIOSHTIC-2"Principal contributors to the first edition of this Alert were Paul H. Moore and Stephanie G. Pratt of the NIOSH Division of Safety Research. This revised edition was prepared by Paul H. Moore." - p. 10"December 2010."Also available via the World Wide Web as an Arobat .pdf file (661 KB, 20 p.).Includes bibliographical references (p. 10-11)