Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171048010 - Employee killed when run over by tractor end loader

Accident Summary Nr: 171048010 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 10/02/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115096232	10/03/2000	1611	0	Prairie Road Builders

Abstract: Employee #1 was riding in the bucket of a tractor end loader when the operator tipped the bucket back, causing a slight jerk. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell out. The tractor's right front tire ran over him, crushing his upper body and puncturing his internal organs. Employee #1 died while on the way to the hospital.

Keywords: FRONT END LOADER, LOADER BUCKET, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, FALL, LOST BALANCE, RUN OVER, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	115096232			Fatality	Puncture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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