Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18845800 - Cherry Hill Construction, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 18845800

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 08/06/1987

Site Address:
Cherry Hill Construction, Inc.
Junction Of Md Rte. 648 & I-695
Linthicum, MD 21090

Mailing Address:
8170 Mission Road, Jessup, MD 20794

Union Status: Union

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/16/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/30/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360752026

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 822577

Event: 08/06/1987

Employee killed when crushed by tractor roll cage

At approximately 8:40 a.m. on August 6, 1987, Employee #1, a trained operating engineer for Cherry Hill Construction, Inc., Jessup, MD, was using a Caterpillar 613B wheel tractor-scraper, serial #38W5926, to stockpile soil on the grassy median near the eastbound ramp to Interstate 695. The ground was wet due to heavy rain the previous night. He was unloading soil on top of a pile that was about 2 ft high when the tractor became stuck in the soft soil. When Employee #1 attempted to free the tractor by dock-walking it, the tractor overturned. The employee jumped from the tractor. While he was on the ground, the tractor's roll cage fell on top of him and crushed him to death. ROPS was provided and seat belts were installed.

Keywords: SCRAPER, WORK RULES, ROPS, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, SEAT BELT, MIRED, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18845800			Fatality	Other	Grader, dozer and scraper operators

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