Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14468649 - Employee dies of hemorrhagic shock after loader lands on him

Accident Summary Nr: 14468649 -- Report ID: 0317530 -- Event Date: 08/18/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
750570	08/23/1988	1629	0	Kupetz Brothers Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: At about 10:20 a.m. on August 18, 1988, Employee #1 was operating a John Deere model 350 crawler loader, serial #114580, manufactured in 1970. He had been assigned to lower a hill of about 4,000 yards of soil that was approximately 6 ft high by 20 ft wide by 150 ft long. During the operation, one track of the loader went over the edge of an embankment. The loader flipped over, rolled down the embankment, and landed on top of Employee #1. He died two days later from hemorrhagic shock due to multiple fractures. The crawler loader was not equipped with rollover protection (ROPS) or a seat belt.

Keywords: HEMORRHAGE, ROLL-OVER, WORK RULES, ROPS, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, SEAT BELT, LOADER, LOST CONTROL, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	750570			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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