Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202634291 - Employee Is Injured When Runover by Grinding Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 202634291 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 06/29/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313513194	07/08/2011	1611	237310	Silvia Construction Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on June 29, 2011, Employee # 1 was working as a pavement contractor. Employee # 1 signaled to Employee # 2, the operator of the Milling Machine (ROADTEC, RX-700), to make another cut on the pavement. Employee # 2 started backing up the milling machine (grinder) and the right front track of the grinder ran over Employee # 1 right leg, which caused Employee # 1 to be hospitalized for four days. The employer called the Division to report the serious incident on the same day that it occurred. Employee # 1 had been working for the employer for seven years as a regular full time employee.

Keywords: SIGNALMAN, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313513194			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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