Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14292973 - Employee struck and killed by asphalt roller

Accident Summary Nr: 14292973 -- Report ID: 0355122 -- Event Date: 10/23/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125469924	10/23/1997	1794	0	M C Construction Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1 was placing highway cones when an asphalt roller passed by, then reversed direction approximately 10 ft from him. The roller struck Employee #1, crushing his head. He was killed. Employee #1 had been on the job site for two days.

Keywords: HEAD, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRAFFIC CONTROL, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125469924			Fatality	Cancer	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons
2	125469924			Fatality	Cancer	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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