Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14418453 - Employee killed when brakes fail on loader

Accident Summary Nr: 14418453 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 09/30/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106632722	10/03/1991	1794	0	Mcdaniel Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was driving a front end loader a distance of 2 to 3 miles on Highway C, where it was going to be used to dig a water hole for cattle. Employee #1 was driving the front end loader down a steep hill when the brakes failed. Employee #1 suffered injuries to his head, chest, and upper left arm. He also sustained a broken right leg, a broken upper shoulder, and a crushed and broken thigh. The employee died at the scene. The employee was driving a 1962 Traxcavator Caterpillar front end loader, model 922A. The brakes failed because there was no fluid in the master cylinder. A coworker was following behind in a dump truck.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FRONT END LOADER, SHOULDER, BRAKE, INADEQUATE MAINT, CONSTRUCTION, STEEP GRADE, ARM, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106632722			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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