Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202510079 - Surveyor's Helper Is Run over by Scraper and Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 202510079 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 09/20/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316818749	09/20/2013	1799	238190	Campanella Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 12:12 p.m. on September 20, 2013, Employee #1, a surveyor's helper employed by a construction contractor, was conducting surveying operations at a site being prepared for residential housing construction. Coworker #1 was operating a Caterpillar 627E Twin Engine Scraper, moving it in continuous circles to level the ground for a site pad. Employee #1 was crouched on the ground at the perimeter of the scraper's drive path, placing stakes while conducting his surveying assignment. The scraper struck and ran over Employee #1. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was pronounced dead onsite.

Keywords: SURVEYOR, EXCAVATION, HEAD, INSTALLING, SCRAPER, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, STAKES, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	1	10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316818749			Fatality	Other	Helpers, surveyor	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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