Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200012474 - Employee Is Killed When Tractor Goes Out of Control

Accident Summary Nr: 200012474 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 09/12/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310350582	09/12/2006	1611	237310	Chester Bross Construction

Abstract: On September 12, 2006, Employee #1 was working as an asphalt road crew supervisor, operating a backhoe/tractor at a road construction site on Highway 61. Having completed a cut in the newly laid asphalt, he was driving the tractor in the grass parallel to the highway. There was a steep incline on the side of the highway, and Employee #1 lost control, possibly when attempting to turn the tractor. It is believed the tractor slid down the incline along a path perpendicular to the highway. The tractor stopped when it encountered a concrete culvert. Employee #1 sustained severe trauma to his leg, chest, and head, from being struck either by the tractor or by the concrete culvert. He was killed.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, CONCRETE PANEL, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, STRUCK AGAINST, SLIPPERY SURFACE, TRACTOR, CONCUSSION, LOST CONTROL, BACKHOE, ROAD PAVING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310350582			Fatality	Concussion	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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