A motor starter box, strapped and carried in loader bucket, tipped and fell on an employee. He suffered an ankle fracture requiring surgical repair with screws and plates and 4 months recovery. Contributing factors: 1) failing to ensure employee was clear from potential tipping of the box 2) non-routine nature of this task 3) inadequate securing of the load against tipping.
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Showing all 2Front end was building safety berm, stopped to load customers. Trucks continued the effort by hauling & dumping material to build berm for edges of stockpile. EE was dumping load of material & positioned too close to edge. Surface did not support & truck went over backwards, slid & fell 25 feet & landed on top. Impact caused his head to strike metal cooling fan mounted in cab.