Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 978585 - Employee killed when crushed by rolling scraper

Accident Summary Nr: 978585 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 05/05/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103788824	05/05/1988	1794	0	Groundhog Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was shaping a drainage dike with a scraper at a construction site. He stopped the scraper, dismounted, and walked to the front of the scraper, which rolled forward, crushing Employee #1 and killing him. There were no witnesses to the accident. Employee #1 was found by the foreman, who was operating the water truck.

Keywords: SCRAPER, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, UNMANNED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103788824			Fatality	Other	Grader, dozer and scraper operators

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