Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201125671 - Employee Is Killed from Injuries in Tractor-Scraper Incident

Accident Summary Nr: 201125671 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 07/14/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300843299	07/29/2005	1611	237310	Desilva Gates

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on July 14, 2005, Employee #1 was driving a tractor-scraper, which was fully loaded with quarry rock, down a steep incline. The vehicle was a Caterpillar Tandem Powered Push-Pull Wheel Tractor- Scraper, model 637G. As the vehicle was descending the slope, the front tires dipped into a rut causing Employee #1 to suffer a violent compressive load when his lower extremities were held down by the seatbelt and his upper body was thrust upward. On August 8, 2005, Employee #1 was diagnosed with a Bilateral Deep Vein Thrombosis. On August 14 of the same year, Employee #1 passed away due to complications from his injuries. The employer failed to maintain the haul road free from holes and ruts, which was identified as the cause of the incident.

Keywords: ROCK, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, DRIVER, BACK, DISLOCATED, MECH MAT HANDLING, TRACTOR, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Other		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300843299			Fatality	Dislocation	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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