Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202491031 - Employee Is Injured in Jump from Front End Loader

Accident Summary Nr: 202491031 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 12/29/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125827287	01/11/2011	1611	237310	Ca Transportation

Abstract: On December 29, 2010, a California Department of Transportation employee was clearing a slide from a highway in Siskiyou County using a Caterpillar 936 G front end loader. As the employee pushed slide material over the edge of the roadway, the loader's brakes failed as the equipment approached the edge of the road adjacent to the Klamath River. The employee was unable to stop the loader. The employee then released his seat belt and jumped out the right side window. The loader rolled three times down the riverbank and landed upright in the Klamath River. The employee experienced bruising and minor lacerations to his chest and face.

Keywords: CHEST, HIGHWAY, FRONT END LOADER, LACERATION, SEAT BELT, FACE, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000		6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125827287			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Supervisors, material moving equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)

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