Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200040145 - Employee killed when run over by milling machine

Accident Summary Nr: 200040145 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 09/25/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300048907	09/25/1997	1611	0	Construction Contraction & Management

Abstract: At approximately 11:45 a.m. on September 25, 1997, Employee #1, a groundsman for Construction Contracting and Management in Albuquerque, NM, was assigned to a Caterpillar PM-565 cold planer milling machine. The Cat was backing up when Employee #1 was run over by the right front tracks. He was killed.

Keywords: SIGNALMAN, VEHICLE, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, MILLING MACHINE, RUN OVER, MOTOR VEHICLE, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300048907			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	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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