Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201172830 - Employee drowns after grader rolls over

Accident Summary Nr: 201172830 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 11/25/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120152780	11/25/2002	1629	312112	Reclamation District 1600

Abstract: At about 10:00 a.m. on November 25, 2002, Employee #1 with Reclamation District 1600 was performing maintenance on top of a flood control levee in Woodland, CA. While grading the top of the levee using a CAT 12 F motor grader, he apparently lost control and rolled over into a slough upside down. Employee #1 was pinned him under the grader and drowned. The grader's brakes were found to be devoid of fluid and non-operational.

Keywords: GRADER, BRAKE, INADEQUATE MAINT, PINNED, ROLL-OVER, DROWN, LOST CONTROL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120152780			Fatality	Other	Grader, dozer and scraper operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Other

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