Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14521413 - ROAD COMPACTOR WENT OVER A BANK; OPERATOR KILLED

Accident Summary Nr: 14521413 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 05/20/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101026201	05/21/1987	1611	0	Coggeshall Construction Co. Inc.

Abstract: AT APROXIMATELY 2:30 PM ON MAY 20, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DRIVING A ROAD COMPACTOR ALONG THE SHOULDER OF A ROAD. THE COMPACTOR STRUCK A LARGE ROCK, CAUSING EMPLOYEE #1 TO LOSE CONTROL. THE COMPACTOR WENT OVER THE EMBANKMENT. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED WHEN HE EITHER FELL OR JUMPED FROM THE COMPACTOR AND WAS STRUCK AND CRUSHED BY IT.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, FALL, INATTENTION, ROAD PAVING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101026201			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators

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