Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3305760 - Shoosmith Brothers, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Richmond (Regional Office) - Safety 0355111

Inspection Nr: 3305760

Report ID: 0355111

Date Opened: 05/27/1986

Site Address:
Shoosmith Brothers, Inc.
Glen Oaks Subdivision, Chester Road & Hamlin Ave.
Chesterfield, VA 23234

Mailing Address:
11800 Lewis Road, Chester, VA 23831

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/06/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/06/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360633101

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14444780

Event: 05/27/1986

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED TO DEATH UNDER SCRAPER

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS A HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, WORKING AT A SITE WHICH WAS BEING PREPARED FOR STREET AND SUBDIVISION CONSTRUCTION. HE AND FOUR OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE CUTTING FINE GRADE AND WORKING SLOPES. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A CATERPILLAR 627 B SCRAPER, HAULING EXCESS SOIL TO A STOCKPILE, SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS FROM THE FINE GRADE AREA. THE STOCKPILE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26 FEET WIDE, 250 FEET IN LENGTH AND 20 FEET HIGH AT ITS HIGHEST POINT. THE RAMP, OR PATH OF TRAVEL, OFF THE STOCKPILE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26 FEET WIDE, BLENDING INTO A 3:1 SLOPE ALONG A MILD CURVATURE, ALONG THE BACK SIDE OF A CUL-DE-SAC. FROM THE STOCKPILE'S END TO THE LEVEL OF THE ROAD THERE WAS ONLY ABOUT AN 8 FOOT DECREASE IN ELEVATION (A SLIGHT (INCLINE). SOMEHOW, WHILE MAKING THIS TURN, THE SCRAPER OPERATOR OVERTURNED HIS MACHINE. HE WAS PINNED BENEATH THE TRACTOR'S ROPS AND CRUSHED TO DEATH. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES.

Keywords: SCRAPER, ROLL-OVER, ROPS, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, SEAT BELT, SLOPE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3305760			Fatality	Fracture	Grader, dozer and scraper operators

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