Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201623295 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Loader

Accident Summary Nr: 201623295 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 09/27/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315932079	09/29/2011	1794	238910	Russell Shaping & Excavating Inc

Abstract: At approximately 12:55 p.m. on September 27, 2011, Employee #1 was transporting a front end loader on a tilt trailer that was hitched to a 10-yard dump truck. He lost control at a switchback with a 15 percent grade. When he attempted to back the truck and trailer onto a flat area, the combination slid off the edge of the road. Employee #1 and a coworker considered it safe to unload the loader from the trailer to get the truck back on the road. Employee #1 climbed onto the left side of the loader, which was tilted slightly downhill. When he opened the cab door, it swung towards him and knocked him over. Employee #1's head struck the trailer, and he was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK, FALL, LOADER, CONCUSSION, TRAILER, LOST CONTROL, SLOPE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315932079			Fatality	Concussion	Truck drivers, heavy

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