Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14236293

CENTRAL GRADING CO

Event
BACK-UP ALARM, HEAD, BACKING UP, GRADER, CRUSHED, RUN OVER
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#2929461
Employer profile
CENTRAL GRADING CO
Summary number
14236293
Report ID
953220

Event description

RUN OVER BY GRADER.

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS A GRADEMAN. HE WAS MEASURING GRADE WHEN A CATERPILLAR MODEL 14G GRADER BACKED OVER HIM, CRUSHING HIS HEAD AND KILLING HIM INSTANTLY. THE BACK-UP ALARM WAS AUDIBLE AND OPERATIVE.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 36 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    558
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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