Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138256.015 - Employee is run over by asphalt roller, is crushed, and kill

Accident Summary Nr: 138256.015 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 08/17/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1548382.015	08/18/2021		237310	Edw. C. Levy Company

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on August 17, 2021, an employee used a propane torch to heat asphalt joints so then be smoothed with an asphalt roller. After heating the joints, the employee signaled the roller operator to drive forward after stepping back from the path of travel. The employee then noticed a section of propane hose caught in the roller and stepped forward to kick it free with a foot. The employee's foot became caught under the roller. The operator could not stop the roller and the employee was completely run over by the roller, received crush injuries to the entire body, and was killed.

Keywords: Asphalt, Caught Between, Crushed, Equipment Operator, Foot, Hose, Propane Torch, Roller--Const Equip, 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	1548382.015	54	M	Fatality		Paving, Surfacing & Tamping Equipment Operator	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause:

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