Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 822577 - Employee killed when crushed by tractor roll cage

Accident Summary Nr: 822577 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 08/06/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18845800	08/06/1987	1611	0	Cherry Hill Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:40 a.m. on August 6, 1987, Employee #1, a trained operating engineer for Cherry Hill Construction, Inc., Jessup, MD, was using a Caterpillar 613B wheel tractor-scraper, serial #38W5926, to stockpile soil on the grassy median near the eastbound ramp to Interstate 695. The ground was wet due to heavy rain the previous night. He was unloading soil on top of a pile that was about 2 ft high when the tractor became stuck in the soft soil. When Employee #1 attempted to free the tractor by dock-walking it, the tractor overturned. The employee jumped from the tractor. While he was on the ground, the tractor's roll cage fell on top of him and crushed him to death. ROPS was provided and seat belts were installed.

Keywords: SCRAPER, WORK RULES, ROPS, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, SEAT BELT, MIRED, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18845800			Fatality	Other	Grader, dozer and scraper operators

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