Excavator not enough capacity for weight heavily steel plate

Excavator not enough capacity for weight heavily steel plate

Any accident foreseen in this frame?

In the construction of provisionally closing a dam, a hydraulic excavator is lifting up those steel plates that were spread over the embankment in order to load them on a truck waiting at the back. The size of one such plate is 6,000 mm in length x 1,500 mm in width x 20 mm in thickness.

Now what accident do you anticipate occurring in this frame?

This is the accident resulted!

The hydraulic excavator lifted up a steel plate and began to swing to the right, when the left undercarriage was floated and fell into the lake together with the operator. He was drowned.

Tips for forestalling similar accidents

1. Use a special mobile crane with an ample capacity.
2. Observe the provisions set forth in the Article 164 of Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health, when using a hydraulic excavator in lieu of cranes for lifting cargos.