Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170097356 - Employee killed when ejected as loader rolls down cliff

Accident Summary Nr: 170097356 -- Report ID: 1055340 -- Event Date: 07/09/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302170972	11/09/1998	1521	0	Henry Fitzgibbon & William Scott Mcalpine

Abstract: At approximately 4:48 p.m. on July 9, 1998, Employee #1 was using a 10 ft 5 in. skid-steer loader to prepare land so that forms for cement footers could be set. He was in an area that was only 8 ft wide. Employee #1 got too close to the edge of the cliff, and a wheel of the loader went over the side, causing the entire vehicle to start to go over. Employee #1 was not wearing a seat belt and he was ejected as the loader went down the cliff. He was killed when his head struck against some rocks in the dry creek bed.

Keywords: EJECTED, CLEARANCE, HEAD, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, SEAT BELT, LOADER, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302170972			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Other

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