Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14545578 - Employee struck and killed by a motor grader

Accident Summary Nr: 14545578 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 04/02/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106231541	07/24/1990	1799	0	Wayne F. Hester Dba Hester Excavation

Abstract: Employee #1 was a motor grader operator who had been released by his employer to take a rest. The Wahco motor grader, serial #440HC46736, was being used to spread chert on the street of a new subdivision. When the motor grader started to back up, Employee #1 was seen on the edge of the northwest corner of the street. When the grader backed to the piles of chert, Employee #1 was not there. Employee #1 was observed in front of the grader lying in the street. The grader struck and killed him.

Keywords: GRADER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, UNMANNED, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106231541			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.