Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201941812 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Backing Grader

Accident Summary Nr: 201941812 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 03/02/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307255224	03/02/2004	1629	238910	Isemoto Contracting Co Ltd

Abstract: On March 2, 2004, Employee #1, a construction worker, was run over and killed by a Caterpillar grader that was backing up. The accident investigation revealed that Employee #1 was not wearing a reflective safety vest, nor did the grader have a back-up alarm.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, GRADER, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER, MOTOR VEHICLE, BACKING UP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307255224			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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