Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202287850 - Employee killed when run over by front end loader

Accident Summary Nr: 202287850 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 09/09/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109315119	09/09/1997	1623	0	Adler Construction, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were walking from west to east along a dirt road close to where a John Deere front end loader, model 744E, was in operation. It was being used to move soil about 150 ft from the north side of the road to a location on the south side. It was also being used to move rocks. At the time of the accident, the operator was heading for some rocks by approaching the dirt road from the south side and with the bucket raised about 4 ft 6 in. from the ground. As the loader turned onto the road, it struck Employee #1 and his coworker from behind. The coworker was knocked to the right and Employee #1 was knocked to the ground directly in front of the vehicle. He was inadvertently run over by the left front tire of the loader and was killed.

Keywords: FRONT END LOADER, LOADER BUCKET, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, MECH MAT HANDLING, RUN OVER, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	109315119			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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