OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14433437

FRONT END LOADER,BRAKE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,EARTHMOVING EQUIP,UNMANNED

1987-09-08T00:00:00

Event: FRONT END LOADER,BRAKE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,EARTHMOVING EQUIP,UNMANNED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14433437
Report ID: 951510

Event description

UNMANNED FRONT END LOADER TUMBLED DOWN MOUNTAIN SIDE

Investigation abstract

AN UNMANNED CATERPILLAR CRAWLER TYPE FRONT END LOADER WAS PARKED ON THE TOP OF A N EXCAVATION SITE. THE LOADER STARTED MOVING DOWN AND THROUGH THE SITE, EVENTUAL LY TUMBLING 600 FEET DOWN THE STEEP MOUNTAIN SIDE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

Victim

#981 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0

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