Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131834.015 - Employee is struck and killed by backing up road grader

Accident Summary Nr: 131834.015 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 12/17/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1507304.015	12/18/2020		237110	Rollins Excavating Co., Llc

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on December 17, 2020, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a construction company, were engaged in road maintenance/repair work. Employee #1 was directing traffic. His coworker was operating a road grader. The grader operator subsequently stated that he looked behind and saw Employee #1 standing close to the yellow line in the middle of the road. The grader operator proceeded to back up but felt the machine run over something. Employee #1 was found beneath the grader's cab. He had been struck and run over. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Construction, Construction vehicle, Crushed, Equipment Operator, Flagger, Flagman, Highway work zone, Maintenance, Repair, Road Grader, Struck By, Traffic Control

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Maintenance or repair					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1507304.015	20	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause:

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