Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 756452 - Employee crushed by overturning crawler loader

Accident Summary Nr: 756452 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 10/13/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125180331	10/18/1995	1794	0	Vandeburg Excavation
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125180927	10/18/1995	1629	0	Hebdon Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was using the bucket of a 1974 Case 450 crawler loader to spread fill for a driveway. He was backing the loader up an approximately 3 to 6 degree slope when the right track of the loader went off the edge of the driveway. The loader rolled off the edge of the driveway and rolled over Employee #1. He was killed. The loader did a complete roll and landed back on its tracks. The approximate distance from the edge of the driveway to where the loader landed was 24 ft. The loader did not have ROPS or a seat belt.

Keywords: UNEVEN GROUND, ROPS, SEAT BELT, BACKING UP, ROLL-OVER, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, LOADER, LOST CONTROL, SLOPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125180331			Fatality	Asphyxia	Grader, dozer and scraper operators
2	125180927					Occupation Not Listed

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