Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 673632 - Employee killed when run over by runaway motor grader

Accident Summary Nr: 673632 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 08/05/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104215819	08/05/1988	9131	0	Cedar Rapids, City Of

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker, both motor grader operators, stopped to talk on a road that had a slight incline. Both got out of their graders; however, Employee #1 left his engine running in neutral without setting the emergency brake or lowering the blade. When the grader started to roll Employee #1 attempted to run the grader down and stop it. He fell beneath the wheels of the grader and was killed.

Keywords: GRADER, BRAKE, WORK RULES, UNMANNED, RUN OVER, SLOPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104215819			Fatality	Concussion	Grader, dozer and scraper operators

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