Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14547558 - Employee killed when pinned under overturned compactor

Accident Summary Nr: 14547558 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 08/23/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2522274	08/26/1986	1611	0	Nugget Construction, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was in a Dynapac vibrating road compactor, traveling west from the Robertson River on the Alaska highway construction project. He was approximately 1.3 miles from the river and was backing up the compactor and possibly also turning it, when the machine left the north side of the road at a sharp angle. It slid 9 1/2 ft down a 2:1 graded slope, and then turned on its right side. Employee #1 was pinned, face down, underneath the compactor. He was killed.

Keywords: ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, PINNED, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, STEEP GRADE, CRUSHED, BACKING UP, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2522274			Fatality	Fracture	Supervisors, motor vehicle operators

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