OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14542203
BROWN & ROOT INC
FORTSON, GA—
Event description
Employee killed when run over by backing grader
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, a Dynapack operator, had gotten off his vehicle and was walking to the lunch area. A motor grader was backing up in the same direction. Employee #1 walked into the path of the grader, was struck by the root rake, and fell under the right rear wheel. He was killed. The motor grader had an audible back-up al arm in operation at the time of the accident.
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 39 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 2
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#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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#982 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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