Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14506455 - Front End Loader Rolled Over

Accident Summary Nr: 14506455 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 09/05/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1517424	09/05/1984	0211	0	Monfort Of Colorado Inc

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 7:00 AM ON SEPTEMBER 5, 1984, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DRIVING A MODEL 980B CATERPILLAR ARTICULATED FRONT END LOADER, SERIAL NUMBER 89P723. HE WAS DRIVING UP A RAMP BETWEEN TWO 100 FEET WIDE BY 900 FEET LONG SILAGE PITS. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WENT ABOUT 20 FEET DOWN THE RAMP AND INTO THE EAST SILAGE PIT, LANDING UPSIDE DOWN. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED AT THE SCENE. HE SUFFOCATED BECAUSE OF THE CRUSHING PRESSURE TO HIS CHEST. THE FRONT END LOADER WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH A ROPS OR SEAT BELT.

Keywords: chest, front end loader, suffocated, agriculture, roll-over, rops, crushed, seat belt

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1517424			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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