Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201610458 - Employee Killed in Crawler Tractor Rollover

Accident Summary Nr: 201610458 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 07/14/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302047931	07/14/1998	1794	0	Minority Construction Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on July 14, 1998, Employee #1 was working his crawler tractor next to the edge of an embankment and drove off the edge. It appeared that as he headed straight ahead and off the embankment he took no evasive action to prevent going over the edge. Witnesses stated that they could not see any signs of distress or panic movement. Employee #1 and the crawler tractor traveled approximately 100 feet straight down the embankment, at which point the crawler pivoted to the right then rolled down the embankment until it entered a 20 foot deep power canal. Employee #1 was ejected from the crawler tractor and sustained severe injuries before he entered the canal. One of the witnesses ran to the canal and entered in an attempt to rescue Employee #1. The witness found the current to be too swift and was forced to swim to the opposite shore line. Employee #1 was found dead approximately 200 yards downstream from the point of entry.

Keywords: EJECTED, EMBANKMENT, CANAL, ROLL-OVER, TRACTOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302047931			Fatality	Other	Grader, dozer and scraper operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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