OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14348098

SCRAPER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER,INATTENTION

1988-04-22T00:00:00

Event: SCRAPER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14348098
Report ID: 418300

Event description

Employee killed when run over by scraper

Investigation abstract

At approximately 12:50 p.m. on April 22, 1988, Employee #1 was preparing to shoo t a grade level on a site clearing operation. While getting into position, he wa s struck from the rear by a Caterpillar 637D earthmover/scraper. Employee #1 was run over by its left front pull wheel and killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 61 M

Nature of injury
9

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
29

Occupation code
999

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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