Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123707457 - Gross & Son Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Eugene

Inspection Nr: 123707457

Report ID: 1054114

Date Opened: 08/27/1993

Site Address:
Gross & Son Inc
5mi.West Of Sodaville Or.
Sodaville, OR 97355

Mailing Address:
17480 Sw Muddy Valley Rd., Mcminnville, OR 97128

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: No Insp/Process Inactive

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/27/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/27/1993

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 787754

Event: 08/27/1993

Employee is run over by grader left running in gear

At about 3:30 p.m. on August 26, 1993, Employee #1 was working alone grading a dirt logging road. He stopped the grader and left the operator's station. He left the grader idling without setting the brake. Employee #1 crawled underneath the grader, at which time it began to roll. The grader rolled over Employee #1 who sustained a broken left leg, broken ribs, and severe head lacerations. After the accident, Employee #1 crawled to a nearby road and was found by a passerby.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GRADER, HEAD, VEHICLE IN GEAR, BRAKE, ROLL-OVER, WORK RULES, LACERATION, LOGGING, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123707457			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, forestry and logging workers

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