Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171061427 - Employee killed in scraper roll over

Accident Summary Nr: 171061427 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 09/20/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304411820	09/20/2001	1629	0	Ww Clyde & Co

Abstract: On September 20, 2001, Employee #1 was operating a dual engine Caterpillar scraper. Employee #1 was doing a side hill cut, picking up top soil. The scraper had completed loading and its belly had been picked up. The dirt berm on the downhill side of the scraper broke loose and the back end of the scraper started to slip downhill. Employee #1 stopped and attempted to move the scraper up onto the path he was taking. During this attempt, the back end of the scraper slid downhill a little more. Employee #1 then attempted to back up again onto the adjacent service road. He went a short distance and stopped. On the next attempt to back up, the right rear wheel on the downhill side had dirt slide out from underneath it, which dropped it approximately one foot. At this point the scraper overturned and started to roll downhill. The scraper rolled over the dirt access road and down a steep hill side approximately 200 yards. It is believed Employee #1 was wearing his seatbelt but it became unbuckled. Employee #1 was ejected from the scraper, was crushed, and killed.

Keywords: SCRAPER, ROLL-OVER, CRUSHED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304411820			Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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