Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14224455 - EMPLOYEE RUN OVER BY ROAD ROLLER, CRUSHED TO DEATH

Accident Summary Nr: 14224455 -- Report ID: 0355115 -- Event Date: 10/21/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17382052	10/22/1986	1611	0	Slurry Pavers, Inc.

Abstract: ON OCTOBER 21, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DRIVING A GALION 8 TO 10 1/2 TON TANDEM STEEL WHEEL ROLLER UP A STEEP GRADE. THE ROLLER LOST TRACTION ON THE BITUMINOUS SURFACE AND BEGAN TO SKID BACKWARDS. AS IT SKIDDED BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL, IT TURNED COUNTER CLOCKWISE IN THE ROAD. EMPLOYEE #1 EITHER JUMPED FROM, OR WAS THROWN FROM THE ROLLER. THE ROLLER THEN RAN OVER HIM, CAUSING FATAL INJURIES TO HIS NECK AND CHEST.

Keywords: CHEST, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, CONSTRUCTION, STEEP GRADE, CRUSHED, NECK, LOST CONTROL, RUN OVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17382052			Fatality	Fracture	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators

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