Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 603530 - Employee killed when loader overturns on embankment

Accident Summary Nr: 603530 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 05/20/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18282608	05/21/1993	4212	0	Currie Trucking & Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 5:10 p.m. on May 20, 1993, Employee #1 was driving a front end loader, model #545 D, serial #1934, manufactured by Fiat-Allis, on the shoulder of the highway. The engine went dead and power steering was lost, making it almost impossible to control the machine. A soft spot in the road shoulder pulled the loader off the side of the road and down a steep, approximately 60 ft, embankment. The employee was thrown free when the loader turned end-over-end. Employee #1 was crushed and was pronounced dead on the scene. The loader was manufactured in 1967 and was not required to be equipped with roll-over protection or seat belts.

Keywords: EJECTED, EMBANKMENT, FRONT END LOADER, ROPS, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, SEAT BELT, LOST CONTROL, HIGHWAY SHOULDER, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18282608			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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