OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14380117
DON THOMPSON EXCAVATING
CENTERVILLE, OH·
Event description
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY SCRAPER
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS A ROAD INSPECTOR FOR GREENE COUNTY. HE WAS CLOSELY OBSERVING THE SOIL CONDITIONS WHERE A SCRAPER OR "PAN" WAS REMOVING SOIL TO GET DOWN TO SOME FIRM BASE FOR ROAD REWORK ON A DANGEROUS CURVE AND INTERSECTION. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OBSERVED STEPPING TO THE REAR OF THE SCRAPER JUST AS IT PASSED HIM BY 3 OR 4 FE ET. THE SCRAPER IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO BACK UP. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FACING THE OTHER DIRECTION AND DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE SCRAPER HAD CHANGED DIRECTION. THE SCRAPE R KNOCKED EMPLOYEE #1 DOWN AND BACKED OVER HIM BEFORE THE WITNESS COULD REACT. T HERE WAS NO BACK-UP ALARM OR SIMILAR SIGNAL ON THE SCRAPER.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 51 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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