Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14351068 - Employee killed when run over by backing scraper

Accident Summary Nr: 14351068 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 07/01/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1976398	07/08/1985	1623	0	A & M, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was the superintendent for a storm crew that was working along Highway 133S to widen it from two to four lanes of traffic. A Caterpillar 631 scraper was moving fill dirt into the area where the sewer crew was working. It drove approximately 50 ft past the sewer crew, dumped its load, and then began traveling in reverse gear. Employee #1 walked into the path of the scraper; he was run over by its left rear wheel and killed. The back-up alarm did not operate and no signalman was provided.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, HIGHWAY, SCRAPER, SIGNALMAN, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, RUN OVER, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1976398			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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