OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14563639
NC DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION DIVISION 5
CHAPEL HILL, NC—
Event description
RUN OVER BY CATERPILLAR 631C SCRAPER
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 AND THREE OTHER PERSONS WERE HAVING A DISCUSSION AT THE EDGE OF AN A CCESS ROAD BEING BUILT OFF NORTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY 54. AFTER THE DISCUSSION ENDED , EMPLOYEE #1 AND THE JOB FOREMAN WALKED OFF TOWARDS THEIR RESPECTIVE VEHICLES. MEANWHILE, A CATERPILLAR 631C SCRAPER HAD COME DOWN THE ROAD AND DUMPED A LOAD O F DIRT. SOMEHOW EMPLOYEE #1 INAVERTENTLY WALKED INTO THE PATH OF THE SCRAPER WHI LE IT WAS BACKING UP TO RETURN TO THE LOADING SITE. THE SCRAPER WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A BACK-UP ALARM, NOR DID THE EMPLOYER HAVE AN OBSERVER TO SIGNAL THE SCRAP ER DRIVER.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 60 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 59
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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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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