Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14242192 - Employee killed when pinned under front end loader

Accident Summary Nr: 14242192 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 09/15/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300381340	09/16/1997	1623	0	Venango Environmental Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a front end loader when its wheels left the dirt road and it rolled down a steep embankment. Employee #1 became pinned underneath the vehicle and was killed. The front end loader had defective brakes and steering.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, FRONT END LOADER, BRAKE, PINNED, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, MECH MALFUNCTION, OVERTURN, STEERING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300381340			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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