Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200550309 - Employee killed when loader overturns in a roadside ditch

Accident Summary Nr: 200550309 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 09/04/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301992541	09/08/1998	1629	0	Capital City Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, an equipment operator, was driving a front end loader down a dirt roadway adjacent to a 6 ft deep borrow pit. He lost control of the vehicle and it dropped into the dirt pit, overturning on its left side. Employee #1 was thrown about in the cab of the loader and suffered a ruptured spleen, fractured ribs, and a collapsed lung. He died as a result of his injuries. The front end loader was equipped with rollover protection, but Employee #1 was not wearing a seatbelt.

Keywords: LUNG, FRONT END LOADER, SPLEEN, DITCH, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, RUPTURE, LOST CONTROL, OVERTURN

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301992541			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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