Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14552574 - Employee drowns when trapped under front end loader

Accident Summary Nr: 14552574 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 03/22/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
661074	03/22/1985	1623	0	Suburban Rendco Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was driving a 1964 four-wheel, rubber-tired Caterpillar 944 front end loader, serial #43A3628, approximately 200 ft down an incline. As he was guiding the loader over an approximately 15 ft wide dirt berm that lay between two bodies of water, he looked to his left and his right rear wheel went over a 2 ft embankment. The front end loader completely overturned, trapping Employee #1 under approximately 7 ft of water. Employee #1 drowned. The berm was not protected by guardrails and the front end loader was not equipped with roll-over protection.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, ROPS, CONSTRUCTION, LOADER, DROWN, SLOPE, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	661074			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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