Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 552232 - Employee crushed to death between bucket and hopper

Accident Summary Nr: 552232 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 10/08/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103398566	10/14/1993	3272	0	Ed Curbo Construction

Abstract: Employee #1, the operator, stepped out of a front end loader while it was still running, leaving the bucket raised up about 4 to 5 feet and filled with rocks. The parking brake had not been set. The front end loader rolled forward and pinned Employee #1 between the bucket and the metal structure of a hopper, fatally crushing him.

Keywords: FRONT END LOADER, BRAKE, UNSECURED, LOADER BUCKET, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, UNMANNED, HOPPER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103398566			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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