Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115144750 - Sema Construction

Inspection Information - Office: State Of New Mexico Environment Department Occupational Health & Safety Bureau

Inspection Nr: 115144750

Report ID: 0653510

Date Opened: 01/31/1994

Site Address:
Sema Construction
Hwy 84 South Of Santa Rosa Airport
Santa Rosa, NM 88435

Mailing Address:
6746 S Revere Parkway, Englewood, CO 80112

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/01/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/28/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361805096

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 755447

Event: 01/29/1994

Employee dies when run over by his machinery

At approximately 11:00 a.m. on January 29, 1994, Employee #1 was performing a cut and fill operation while operating a Caterpillar 631E belly scraper. Employee #1 dumped his load, paused on the wrong side of the roadway, then turned left into another oncoming 631E belly scraper, and broadsided it. The second belly scraper was traveling at approximately 35 mph. Employee #1 was not believed to be wearing a seat belt. Employee #1 was ejected from the cab and run over by his own apparatus. He suffered massive chest trauma and was clinically dead at the scene. He was pronounced dead at a hospital 2 hours later.

Keywords: CHEST, EJECTED, SCRAPER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, COLLISION, SEAT BELT, RUN OVER, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115144750			Fatality	Other	Grader, dozer and scraper operators

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