Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201570637 - Employee crushed and killed by grader

Accident Summary Nr: 201570637 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 07/27/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303672182	07/28/2000	1611	0	Ames Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 p.m. on July 27, 2000, Employee #1, who had been operating a model 14G CAT grader for Ames Construction, was found between the gearbox and one of the drive wheels of the grader. He was crushed and killed. There were no witnesses to the accident.

Keywords: WHEEL, GRADER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303672182			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	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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