Inspection Detail

Inspection: 15306350 - Perry M Alexander Construction Co Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 15306350

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 03/07/1986

Site Address:
Perry M Alexander Construction Co Inc
Alexander Street
Asheville, NC 28801

Mailing Address:
Po Box 5675, Asheville, NC 28813

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/12/1986

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/12/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360766521

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14446447

Event: 03/06/1986

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BY COMPACTOR DURING ROAD BED CONSTRUCTION

AT APPROXIMATELY 10:10 AM ON MARCH 6, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING AN INGERSOLL-RAND COMPACTOR (SELF PROPELLED) NEAR THE EDGE OF A 30 DEGREE SLOPED FILL AREA 100 FEET LONG AND 22 FEET DEEP. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A NEW ROAD BED UNDER CONSTRUCTION. SHE HAD RUN THE LEFT EDGE, BACKED UP AND INITIATED ANOTHER RUN. AS SHE MOVED THE MACHINE FORWARD IT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE PREDETERMINED LINE. AS THE MACHINE NEARED THE BERM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WENT OVER THE EDGE OF THE FILL. THE OPERATOR (EMPLOYEE #1) STOOD UP AND JUMPED OVER THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MACHINE AS IT ROLLED TO THE LEFT. THE OPERATOR TOOK ABOUT ONE STEP BEFORE THE COMPACTOR MECHANISM STRUCK AND PINNED THE OPERATOR UNDERNEATH. THE OPERATOR WAS KILLED.

Keywords: ROLL-OVER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STEEP GRADE, CRUSHED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15306350			Fatality	Other	Grader, dozer and scraper operators

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