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Heavy duty equipment operator is crushed when front-end loader falls off a trailer during backing in California
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1998/03/23
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Description:A 65-year-old heavy duty equipment operator (decedent) died when multiple parts of his body were crushed between the side of a track-driven front-end loader and a concrete curb. The decedent was backing the front-end loader off a low-bed trailer in anticipation of using it to level a pad for a new home. While backing it off, the front-end loader went off the right side of the trailer. The decedent attempted to jump free but was pinned underneath the machine. The front-end loader had a rollover protective structure (ROPS) and a seat belt which the decedent did not use. The decedent, an owner-operator of a bulldozer, had borrowed this piece of equipment and had limited experience in its operation. No written documentation of a safety program, instructions for off-loading the equipment, or training were available. The CA/FACE investigator recommends that, in order to prevent future occurrences, employers should: 1. ensure that ROPS equipped-front-end loader operators stay in their machines with their seatbelts fastened when operating the machine, even if it is in danger of rolling over. 2. require operators to demonstrate operating proficiency before they use a particular type of machine. 3. develop and use as a training tool, a written procedure for off-loading equipment from trailers. Additionally, manufacturers should: 4. install seatbelt interlocks so that machines of this type cannot be started or operated without the seatbelt properly fastened.
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Pages in Document:7 pdf pages
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NIOSHTIC Number:20027181
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NTIS Accession Number:PB2007-112051
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Citation:Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 97CA011, 1998 Aug; :1-7
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Federal Fiscal Year:1998
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Performing Organization:California Department of Health Services
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Start Date:1991/09/30
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End Date:2006/08/31
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Resource Number:FACE-97CA011
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