Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307567727 - Reliable Contracting Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 307567727

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 03/26/2004

Site Address:
Reliable Contracting Co., Inc.
The Preserve
Fort Washington, MD 20744

Mailing Address:
1 Church View Road, Millersville, MD 21108

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/31/2004

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/31/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102355997

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202352233

Event: 03/26/2004

Employee is injured when struck by road grader

On March 26, 2004, Employee #1, a laborer, was with a crew making the final grade for a road in a subdivision. The foreman was operating a road grader. On the previous pass, he observed Employee #1 on a dirt box on the side of the road. Employee #1 subsequently moved to the center of the road and laid on the ground in order to take a grade measurement with a folding ruler and a lock level. The foreman backed the grader to reposition for a pass up the center of the road, unaware that Employee #1 had relocated. When Employee #1 first heard the grader's back-up alarm, he thought it was a safe distance from his location. When the alarm became louder, he looked up and saw that it was too late to get out of the way of the grader. He then rolled toward the center of the grader's path and remained prone on the ground. When the grader rolled over him, its blade struck his ankle and the rear of his head, and he sustained numerous abrasions, contusions and a fractured scapula.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, GRADER, SHOULDER, CONSTRUCTION, ABRASION, STRUCK BY, BLADE, RUN OVER, ANKLE, BACKING UP

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307567727			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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