Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14550982 - Employee killed when submerged in icy reservoir

Accident Summary Nr: 14550982 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 01/09/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107019887	01/10/1992	1629	0	Ames Construction, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was constructing an access road/platform for drill rigs in an iced-over reservoir (12 in. to 18 in. of ice). Employee #1 was operating a D7H Caterpillar and exceeded the safe limit of the slope. Either the edge, the equipment bridge, or the ice failed, resulting in the equipment becoming submerged under water. Employee #1 was caught between the door and the roll over protective structure during his effort to escape and was killed. The ice was not broken up before the push/fill operation, and the monitor was not designed to ensure that the operator did not exceed the safe limit of the slope.

Keywords: WORK RULES, ROPS, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, UNSTABLE SURFACE, DROWN, DOOR, SLOPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107019887			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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