Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202440921 - Employee Fractures Pelvis When Run over by Grader

Accident Summary Nr: 202440921 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 03/07/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307456368	04/06/2005	1611	237310	Mel-Car Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:15 p.m. on March 7, 2005, Employee #1, a grade checker of Mel-Car, Inc., was kneeling on the ground next to the 140G Caterpillar Grader, Serial Number 72V11219, that was being operated by his coworker to mark the stake. His coworker was backing the grader and did not see Employee #1. As the coworker was backing up, the grader felt like it had run over something. The coworker stopped the grader and got off. He noticed that Employee #1 had been run over by the grader. He received multiple fractures to his pelvis. The job-site consisted of 50 acres being graded for the construction of single family homes. Employee #1 was transported to Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, CA, where he was hospitalized for two weeks for a broken pelvis and hip.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GRADER, STAKES, PELVIS, BLADE, HIP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307456368			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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