Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170829535 - Employee's leg injured when struck by falling loader

Accident Summary Nr: 170829535 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 10/13/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119538528	10/13/1994	1799	0	L.F. Mahoney

Abstract: The employer was operating and managing a landfill where heavy equipment was to be used to move and level landfill debris. Employee #1 was loading a front end loader onto the rear of a low jack trailer. While standing, he operated the front end loader from the right side. The front end loader struck the rear of the attached truck, fell off the trailer, and landed on the employee's left leg, injuring it. Employee #1 had been trained on safe operating procedures and how to handle heavy equipment.

Keywords: FRONT END LOADER, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119538528			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Truck drivers, heavy

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