Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170002786 - Employee killed when loader overturns down embankment

Accident Summary Nr: 170002786 -- Report ID: 1055320 -- Event Date: 05/26/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303507412	05/27/2000	1629	0	Earl A Soushek Dba Ez Dozing

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 p.m. on May 26, 2000, Employee #1 was driving a CAT 988 front end loader when he went off the roadway, down a 20- to 30-ft embankment, and into a gravel pit. The loader flipped as it went over the embankment, landing on its top. Employee #1 sustained massive head and upper body injuries, and died at the scene. The top of the cab was crushed and it took 9 hours to extricate his trapped body from the vehicle.

Keywords: CHEST, EMBANKMENT, HEAD, FRONT END LOADER, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, ROPS, CONSTRUCTION, SEAT BELT, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303507412			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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