Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170132393 - Employee killed when run over by grader

Accident Summary Nr: 170132393 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 06/02/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123746836	06/02/1998	1611	0	Whitney Construction Inc

Abstract: On June 2, 1998, Employee #1, a grader operator, was smoothing a new road into a residential subdivision. He heard a noise coming from the rear of the grader, so he stopped, got out, and listened. Unable to completely hear the noise, he leaned into the cab and pushed the accelerator pedal with his hand. Apparently he also hit the hydrostatic pedal, which put the vehicle in forward drive. Employee #1 was run over; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: GRADER, VEHICLE IN GEAR, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, UNMANNED, RUN OVER, MOTOR VEHICLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123746836			Fatality	Other	Supervisors, motor vehicle operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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