Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201405305 - Employee killed when equipment rolls over him

Accident Summary Nr: 201405305 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 07/30/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127176113	08/02/2001	1611	0	Norman Pestka Construction Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was attempting to restart a stalled grader and crossed the solenoid and the starter causing the machine to bypass a gear motion prevention devise. The machine rolled forward, crushing and killing him.

Keywords: GRADER, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, RUN OVER

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127176113			Fatality	Foreign Body Ineye	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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