Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107052.015 - Employee injures head in fall from paving roller

Accident Summary Nr: 107052.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 06/21/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1327832.015	06/25/2018		237310	Kokosing Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on June 21, 2018, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a construction company, were performing asphalt paving operations on an interstate highway. Employee #1 was assigned to operate a Sakai SW850 vibrating roller. She was standing on the parked roller's platform while a coworker troubleshooted the equipment's sprinkler system. Employee #1 fell, a fall height of 5 feet, and struck her head. Emergency services transported her to the hospital, where she was admitted and treated for a severe head injury including concussion.

Keywords: Concussion, Construction, Construction vehicle, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Highway, Platform, Road Paving, Roller--Const Equip

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other			0	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1327832.015	60	F	Hospitalized injury		Operating engineers	Distance of Fall: 4 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause:

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