Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201486735 - Employee is injureds in heavy equipment rollover

Accident Summary Nr: 201486735 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 08/19/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301122164	09/02/2004	1794	238910	Independent Construction Co.

Abstract: On August 19, 2004, Employee #1 was driving scraper number 1 uphill on a wide dirt road. Another coworker was operating scraper number 2 that was driven ahead and to the right of scraper number 1. Scraper number 2 unexpectedly started a right turn off the road. As it turned to the right, the rear of scraper number 2 moved to the left. To avoid contact with scraper number 2, Employee #1 steered scraper number 1 to the left. Scraper number 1 went over the left embankment of the road and rolled over twice before landing upright at the bottom of the embankment. Employee #1 was wearing a waist seatbelt at the time of the accident, but sustained injuries including thoracic fractures. He was hospitalized for his chest injuries.

Keywords: CHEST, FRACTURE, SCRAPER, ROLL-OVER, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301122164			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Grader, dozer and scraper operators	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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