Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201280237 - EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY GRADER

Accident Summary Nr: 201280237 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 10/10/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300971728	10/10/1997	1794	0	Hoffman Construction Company

Abstract: On October 10, 1997, Employee #1 was assisting an employee operating a Caterpillar Motor Grader 14E to measure the grade for leveling the driveway of a construction site. After, Employee #1 watched the Caterpillar move forward, he turned around and bent down. The Caterpillar moved in reverse and the first right rear tire struck Employee #1 causing him to fall where he was crushed under the second tire resulting in a fatality.

Keywords: GRADER, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300971728			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 of non-operator by operating cons

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