Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200741395 - Employee is injured when loader falls down ravine

Accident Summary Nr: 200741395 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 07/01/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305789083	07/01/2003	1799	238190	School House Pools, Inc.

Abstract: On July 1, 2003, Employee #1 was using a Bobcat 642 skid-steer loader to dig an excavation for a residential swimming pool. While dumping a load at the edge of a steep ravine, its bank collapsed and the loader tumbled 175 ft down the ravine. Employee #1 was hospitalized for serious injuries.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, ROLL-OVER, LOADER, SKIDDER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000		4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305789083			Hospitalized injury	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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