Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 742403 - Employee jumps from defective excavator when it overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 742403 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 04/27/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104399639	04/28/1988	1622	0	Allied Contractors Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a Drott excavator to dress and undercut a slope on a ramp when the ramp gave way. The employee attempted to stabilize the excavator but he overbalanced, resulting in the machine sliding down the bank. Employee #1 jumped clear and the excavator overturned. Employee #1 used the excavator knowing it was defective. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: INADEQUATE MAINT, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EXCAVATOR, SPRAIN, ANKLE, FOOT, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104399639			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Excavating and loading machine operators

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