Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170731194 - Employee killed when run over by loader/backhoe

Accident Summary Nr: 170731194 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 08/08/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120329776	08/08/1996	1629	0	S.G.Welsh Co.,Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:55 a.m. on August 8, 1996, Employee #1 was operating a loader/backhoe at a construction site in Pasadena, CA. The work involved trenching and excavating along an embankment with a 30 degree slope. Employee #1 was driving over the embankment when the loader/backhoe suddenly became unstable and started rolling backward down the slope. He jumped out of the vehicle when it started down the embankment and was run over. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, LOADER/BACKHOE, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, STEEP GRADE, LOST CONTROL, RUN OVER, SLOPE, BACKING UP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120329776			Fatality	Other	Excavating and loading machine operators

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