Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201700887 - Employee killed by fall off asphalt grinder

Accident Summary Nr: 201700887 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 07/21/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303308571	07/28/2000	1611	0	Klamath Pacific Corporation
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303308563	07/26/2000	1611	0	Goodfellow Brothers Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on July 21, 2000, Employee #1, of Klamath Pacific Corporation, was on the operator's platform of an asphalt grinding machine when he needed to insert a hose into the the water tank on top of the grinder. He stepped from the platform onto a 4-in. beam that supported the grinding drum, and apparently slipped from the beam. Employee #1 fell backward and struck the back of his head and shoulder on the pavement 7 ft. Employee #1 was transported to Lake District Hospital in Lakeview, OR and then airflighted to St. Charles Medical Center in Bend, OR. He died 4 days later, killed by the fall.

Keywords: HEAD, GUARDRAIL, SLIP, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, ASPHALT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over		7	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303308571			Fatality	Fracture	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)
2	303308563					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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