Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200675460 - Employee Struck and Killed by Road Grader

Accident Summary Nr: 200675460 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 09/07/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308409515	09/08/2005	1611	237310	Weekley Asphalt Paving, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on September 7, 2005, Employee #1 was moving soil from the side of a paved highway when he was struck and run over by a Caterpillar grader, Model Number 12 H, Pin Number 4XM02508, Serial Number 6NC20589. The grader was traveling in reverse, and did not have an operable horn or reverse signal alarm. Employee #1 was transported via ambulance to the hospital. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, GRADER, HORN, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, STRUCK BY, WORK SURFACE, BACKING UP

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308409515			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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