Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201401361 - Employee killed when struck by backing front end loader

Accident Summary Nr: 201401361 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 10/01/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127218576	10/01/1997	1611	0	Ed White & Co.

Abstract: On October 1, 1997, Employee #1 was sighting grade lines for curb and gutter construction while another contractor was using a front-end loader to move piles of dirt. The loader was backing up when it ran over Employee #1, killing him.

Keywords: SURVEYOR, FRONT END LOADER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, LOADER, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127218576			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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