Two front end loaders, one on each side, were being used to position an 80 foot section of 18 inch diameter pipe in the waters edge. When the loader on the right was about 25-30 feet from the lake, the bank started to cave in. Within 3 minutes the loader was submerged in about 20 feet of water.
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Showing all 2IT WAS NECESSARY FOR EMPL TO RAISE BOOM ON MOBILE TRUCK CRANE SO ANOTHER EMPL COULD CHECK FUEL FILTER.MOTOR ON TRUCK HAD DIED & END OF BOOM WAS DIRECTLY BENEATH 13,800 VOLVT LINE. OPERATOR HAD ARC FROM ELECTRIC LINE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH BOOM. OPERATOR SAW FIRE BUT CONTINUED TO HOLD BOOM RAISING LEVER & BOOM CONTINUED TO RISE. OPERATOR TURNED LOOSE OF LEVER & JUMPED FREE OF CRANE.