Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14557342 - Operator killed when loader rolls down mountain

Accident Summary Nr: 14557342 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 04/25/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14964597	05/08/1985	1611	0	Tnt Trucking & Excavating

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a Michigan front end loader to scrape down a primitive forest road. He backed the loader off the road onto the shoulder, which had a slope of approximately 15 degrees. Blade marks on the shoulder indicate Employee #1 dropped the bucket in an effort to stop the loader. The loader traveled 135 ft down the steep mountainside, at which point it overturned and continued downhill for a total distance of approximately 373 ft. Employee #1 was found at 355 ft and died of multiple injuries, especially to his head. The loader was not equipped with ROPS.

Keywords: HEAD, FRONT END LOADER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, ROPS, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, STEEP GRADE, LOST CONTROL, BACKING UP, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14964597			Fatality	Other	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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