Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202287942 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN RUN OVER BY A FRONT END LOADER

Accident Summary Nr: 202287942 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 11/17/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109204305	11/19/1997	1542	0	Santa Cruz Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On November 17, 1997, Employee #1 was repairing a levee. Employee #1 had used a front-end loader to bring in a load of dirt to make the repairs. Employee #1 parked the front-end loader near the edge of the levee. The levee had a slope of approximately twenty degrees. Employee #1 got out of the front-end loader, left the unit running, and did not engage the parking brake. Employee #1 was working on the levee slope when the front-end loader began to roll down the slope. The front-end loader ran over Employee #1 killing him. Employee #1 was working alone and was found several hours after the accident.

Keywords: FRONT END LOADER, BRAKE, UNEVEN GROUND, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, RUN OVER, SLOPE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Maintenance or repair		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	109204305			Fatality	Other	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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