Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116568.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries in equipment rollover

Accident Summary Nr: 116568.015 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 05/22/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1403695.015	05/28/2019		238910	Muschlitz Excavating, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on May 22, 2019, Employee #1, employed by an excavation company, was engaged in site preparation for a new commercial building. He was operating a Sakai SV540 compact roller and performing compaction of soil. As the employee was backing up the roller, the rear left tire ran off the edge of the embankment. The equipment rolled off the embankment's edge and down 4 to 5 feet to the lower level, landing on the equipment's left side. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of a rib fracture, a pelvis fracture, and possible concussion.

Keywords: Backing Up, Blunt force trauma, Concussion, Construction, Embankment, Equipment Operator, Fracture, Pelvis, Rib, Roll-Over, Roller--Const Equip, Seat Belt, Tire

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1403695.015	76	M	Hospitalized injury		Operating engineers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause:

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