Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 14528996 - Employee drowns when steamroller enters pond
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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101045219 | 07/25/1986 | 1611 | 0 | Midway Excavators Inc. |
Abstract: A 10-ton steamroller was traveling down a 5 percent downward-sloped roadway under construction. The brakes were not functioning and Employee #1, the operator, lost control. The steamroller went down an embankment and into a pond. The employee drowned.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 101045219 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |