Inspection Detail

Inspection: 308201367 - Atlas Excavating

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 308201367

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 01/19/2005

Site Address:
Atlas Excavating
Concord Drive & Rascal Drive
Lafayette, IN 47905

Mailing Address:
4740 Swisher Road, West Lafayette, IN 47906

Union Status: Union

SIC:1623

NAICS: 237110/Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/18/2005

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/30/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362665887

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170368633

Event: 01/18/2005

Employee Is Killed When Struck by Grader

At approximately 5:00 p.m. on January 18, 2005, Employee #1 was cleaning the tracks of a Case Bulldozer, Model Number DH6. A coworker and Employee #1 decided to attempt to save time by using a blade of a John Deere Grader, model number 670B, to clean the sides of the bulldozer. After removing some dirt on the first side of the trailer, the operator of the grader proceeded to look backwards to ensure that he would not strike anyone or anything behind him. He allowed the grader to proceed backward while looking backward. Employee #1 was killed when he was struck by the front left (from the driver's perspective), and received head injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, CLEANING, MACHINE OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, ROAD GRADER, STRUCK BY, BULLDOZER, BACKING UP, CONTUSION, PUNCTURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308201367			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Excavating and loading machine operators

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