Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201703410 - Grader Operator Is Struck and Killed by Freight Train

Accident Summary Nr: 201703410 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 12/15/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315924175	12/15/2011	9131	921140	Umatilla County

Abstract: On December 15, 2011, an employee was operating a road grader. He was making his first pass and using the grader's ripper on a roadbed during grading operations. The worker drove the grader onto a railroad grade crossing, where it was struck by an eastbound freight train. The worker was found dead under the rear portion of the grader. Emergency personnel removed the body and transported it away from the scene.

Keywords: GRADER, HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, LOCOMOTIVE, STRUCK BY, TRAIN, RAILROAD, INATTENTION

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	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315924175			Fatality	Other	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Other

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