Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 884791 - Employee crushed to death by loader bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 884791 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 02/05/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111179883	02/05/1990	3531	0	Desert Ready Mix

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a Terex 72-31B front end loader to load sand and gravel into a mixing hopper for concrete mixing. He dumped the load and climbed into the hopper, leaving the loader bucket elevated approximately 4 ft above the hopper, and then attempted to leave the hopper by climbing between the bucket and the hopper. The loader had a very small hydraulic leak, which caused the bucket to lower with no power on the pump at a rate of 2 ft per minute. Employee #1 was caught between the bucket and the hopper and was crushed to death.

Keywords: LEAK, FRONT END LOADER, LOADER BUCKET, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111179883			Fatality	Other	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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