Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170848089 - Employee's head injured between grader blade and frame

Accident Summary Nr: 170848089 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 03/12/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125999805	03/17/1997	1622	0	Daley Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 a.m. on March 17, 1997, Employee #1 was servicing the tires on a motorgrader. After being acknowledged by the grader operator, Employee #1 walked between the blade and the frame to service the far side tires. According to the grader operator, the air hose then stopped. Thinking it was hung up on the mold board, he lifted it to let the hose go under. When he did so, Employee #1's head became caught between the upper blade and the grader frame. Employee #1 yelled, "Down!" and the grader operator lowered the blade. He sustained severe head injuries, and was transported by emergency services to a local hospital.

Keywords: GRADER, HEAD, MAINTENANCE, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, CAUGHT BETWEEN, COMMUNICATION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125999805			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Other

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