Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115937385 - V & G Rock Excavating & Paving

Inspection Information - Office: Ky Labor Cabinet Division Of Osh Compliance

Inspection Nr: 115937385

Report ID: 0452110

Date Opened: 09/10/1991

Site Address:
V & G Rock Excavating & Paving
10644 Triple Crown Blvd
Richwood, KY 41094

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1794

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/13/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/13/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361314487

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 784405

Event: 09/10/1991

Employee run over and killed by his backing bulldozer

Employee #1, a bulldozer operator, stopped to check his hydraulic oil and inadvertently pushed the dozer's gears into reverse. The employee either jumped or fell from the dozer as it moved backward. His head was crushed by the dozer's shovel, which dragged him approximately 25 ft until the dozer ran into an embankment and stopped. The employee was killed. There were no witnesses.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, VEHICLE IN GEAR, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, BULLDOZER, RUN OVER, BACKING UP

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115937385			Fatality	Fracture	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators

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