Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14234983 - EMPOYEE DIED WHEN CRUSHED BY MOTOR GRADER

Accident Summary Nr: 14234983 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 12/08/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1439900	12/10/1984	1794	0	Robinson Excavating Service

Abstract: The operator of a motor grader Caterpillar (Model No. G12 Serial No. 61M 1117) parked and left his machine to instruct another machine operator. The operator left the engine running, the brakes set and the blade down while away from the machine. Employee #1, a motor grader mechanic, approached the back of the motor grader with the coowner of the business to show the coowner the rear wheel brake assembly. The operator returned to the motor grader and backed up, not noticing Employee #1 and the coowner behind the rear wheel. The motor grader operator ran over Employee #1 with the motor grader, resulting in the death of Employee #1.

Keywords: WHEEL, BRAKE, MECHANIC, CRUSHED, RUN OVER, BACKING UP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1439900			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.