Earthmoving

Two workers injured by skid steer loader

Sept. 20, 2023

JCB skid steer was carrying about 1 ton of granite.

A skid steer loader carrying a 4-foot piece of granite hit two workers, sending them to the hospital with serious injuries in Concord, Massachusetts.

Local fire officials estimated the load, including bucket, weighed about a ton, according to a news report on WHDH.

Video from the scene posted by WHDH shows a JCB skid steer loader with a quick coupler and no attachment. Nearby is the load of granite resting in what appears to be a bucket or forks.

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