Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200212280 - Employee killed when run over by backing grader

Accident Summary Nr: 200212280 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 10/13/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311407779	10/15/2007	1799	238910	Libcon, Inc.

Abstract: On October 13, 2007, Employee #1, a spotter at a grading operation, was directed by the supervisor on the grader to go over to the work truck and retrieve more blue markers. As Employee #1 walked away, the supervisor turned, engaged the back-up alarm, and began operating the grader in reverse. Employee #1 got the markers and was kneeling with his back to the grader, hammering one into the ground, when the grader ran over him. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: GRADER, HIGHWAY, SIGNALMAN, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, ROAD GRADER, RUN OVER, BACKING UP

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	311407779			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/trapped of operator by operating

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