Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 108846.015 - Employee injures head and back in a scraper roll-over accide

Accident Summary Nr: 108846.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 03/06/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1312277.015	04/26/2018		236220	D.A. Mccosker Construction Dba Independent Construction

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on March 6, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was performing site grading for a planned residential community. He was operating a Caterpillar 657E push-pull scraper with equipment Number 917-20-18 to move soil when the scraper's rear engine failed and the equipment began to roll backwards down a hill. The scraper flipped over when it reached the bottom of the hill. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for lacerations to his head and back pain.

Keywords: Back, Equipment Failure, Equipment Operator, Grader, Head, Laceration, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Residential Construction, Roll-Over, Scraper

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		New project or new addition			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1312277.015	61	M	Hospitalized injury		Equipment Operator: Heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause:

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