Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201104171 - Loader Pins Employee To Trench Wall

Accident Summary Nr: 201104171 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 08/13/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300816659	11/13/2003	1623	237110	Mid Cal Pipeline & Utilities, Inc.

Abstract: On August 13, 2003, Employee #1, a 17-year-old laborer was assisting the loader operator in smoothing out the gravel in an excavation containing a concrete manhole. The loader operator poured gravel into the excavation and Employee #1 was in the trench moving the gravel with a shovel. The loader operator stopped the loader facing the trench, placed it in neutral, set the parking brake, turned off the engine and descended the loader to speak with Employee #1. While speaking with Employee #1 the loader started to roll towards the open trench. Employee #1 ran to the back side of the concrete manhole, in line with the path of travel of the loader. The loader struck and pushed the manhole, pinching Employee #1 between the concrete manhole and trench wall. The loader was found to have oil on the brake pads causing them to slip. Employee #1 suffered fractures and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WALL, BRAKE, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LOADER, MANHOLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000		5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300816659			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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