Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200201036 - Employee killed when motor grader backs over him

Accident Summary Nr: 200201036 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 09/10/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302559836	09/10/1999	1611	0	Hayes Paving Company

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on September 10, 1999, Employee #1 was following behind a motor grader that was laying and leveling stone aggregate for a street in Villa Rica, GA. He was using a shovel to rake the rock off the curb and sidewalk when the grader went into reverse, catching his foot. The machine backed over him, resulting in massive head and body injuries. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, CLEARANCE, GRADER, HEAD, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, ROAD GRADER, BACKING UP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302559836			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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