Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14563639 - RUN OVER BY CATERPILLAR 631C SCRAPER

Accident Summary Nr: 14563639 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 08/31/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14971030	09/04/1984	9199	0	Nc Dept Of Transportation Division 5
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14971048	09/04/1984	1611	0	D W Flowe & Son Inc

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 AND THREE OTHER PERSONS WERE HAVING A DISCUSSION AT THE EDGE OF AN ACCESS ROAD BEING BUILT OFF NORTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY 54. AFTER THE DISCUSSION ENDED, EMPLOYEE #1 AND THE JOB FOREMAN WALKED OFF TOWARDS THEIR RESPECTIVE VEHICLES. MEANWHILE, A CATERPILLAR 631C SCRAPER HAD COME DOWN THE ROAD AND DUMPED A LOAD OF DIRT. SOMEHOW EMPLOYEE #1 INAVERTENTLY WALKED INTO THE PATH OF THE SCRAPER WHILE IT WAS BACKING UP TO RETURN TO THE LOADING SITE. THE SCRAPER WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A BACK-UP ALARM, NOR DID THE EMPLOYER HAVE AN OBSERVER TO SIGNAL THE SCRAPER DRIVER.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, SCRAPER, OBSTRUCTED REAR VIEW, RUN OVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14971030			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Engineers, n.e.c.
2	14971048					Occupation Not Listed

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