Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14568711 - Employee crushed and killed when loader overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 14568711 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 08/16/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
15060965	08/17/1984	1610	0	State Of Oregon Highway Division

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a loader during a routine highway maintenance operation. He apparently steered the vehicle onto the highway shoulder to accomodate a passing motor vehicle. The soft shoulder could not support the loader and it overturned. Employee #1 tried to jump from the overturning vehicle, but he was pinned underneath it. Employee #1 was crushed and killed.

Keywords: VEHICLE, PINNED, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, CRUSHED, UNSTABLE SOIL, HIGHWAY SHOULDER, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15060965			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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