Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200331783 - Employee Is Killed When Run over by Scraper

Accident Summary Nr: 200331783 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 08/18/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310296660	08/21/2006	1611	237310	Loiseau Construction

Abstract: On August 18, 2006, Employee #1 was lying down under a scraper and was welding the frame. The scraper's emergency brake was on but the machine was on an incline and was not blocked. The air in the emergency brake released and the scraper rolled over the employee, killing him.

Keywords: REPAIR, SCRAPER, BRAKE, BLOCKS, CONSTRUCTION, WELDING, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, RUN OVER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310296660			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 by construction equipment during

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