Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126613.015 - Employee is killed when run over by widener machine

Accident Summary Nr: 126613.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 05/29/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1477206.015	06/01/2020		237310	Ronyak Paving, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:15 p.m. on May 29, 2020, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a paving company, were working on a road repaving project. The coworker was operating a widener machine, and Employee #1 was walking alongside the machine and raking asphalt spill back onto the road. A motor vehicle hit low-hanging telecommunications wires, and the wires fell and came into contact with either the coworker or the machine controls. The widener shifted into reverse and struck Employee #1, who was pulled under the machine and run over. Employee #1 sustained crushing injuries and was killed.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Construction vehicle, Crushed, Falling Object, Motor Vehicle, Overhead Power Line, Road, Road Paving, Run Over, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1477206.015	31	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause:

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