Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14239420 - Employee injured when thrown from front end loader

Accident Summary Nr: 14239420 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 04/02/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123859969	05/04/1994	1542	0	Eastline Construction Co., Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was moving dirt from one lot to an adjacent, downhill lot using a Bobcat skip loader. No other employees were within view. Employee #1 was traveling too fast while descending a too-steep incline. The bucket loaded with dirt dug into the ground, throwing Employee #1 out of the loader. The cage/headache rack had been removed and the seat belt was not used. Employee #1 sustained fractured ribs, a punctured lung, and a bruised liver.

Keywords: EJECTED, FRACTURE, LUNG, FRONT END LOADER, SPEEDING, ROPS, CONSTRUCTION, STEEP GRADE, SEAT BELT, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123859969			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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