Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201203890 - Employee Is Killed by Asphalt Grinder

Accident Summary Nr: 201203890 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 03/05/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311773840	03/06/2008	3272	327390	Morse Bros Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311773832	03/05/2008	1611	237310	Hatch Western Co Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311775175	04/28/2008	9621	926120	State Of Oregon Department Of Transportation

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating an asphalt grinder on the edge of a paved road when the road gave way. Employee #1 was thrown free of the grinder. The grinder rolled down the embankment and crushed Employee #1.

Keywords: GRINDER, FALL, UNSTABLE SOIL, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, UNSTABLE SURFACE, RUN OVER, ASPHALT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311773840			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
2	311773832	Fatality	Other	Machine operators, not specified	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during
3	311775175			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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