Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 167705.015 - Employee dies from crush injuries when drum roller tips over
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1757309.015 | 06/25/2024 | 238910 | 789 Incorporated |
Abstract: At 6:30 p.m. on June 21, 2024, an employee working as a laborer for a site preparation contractor was operating a Lay-Mor Steel Drum Roller on a private commercial property. the employee was working with a coworker (the company owner) expanding a parking lot/loading dock onto an existing commercial building. The employee was operating the drum roller to compact asphalt grindings. he was attempting to clean up the edges when the drum roller overturned landing on the employee. The drum roller, which was possibly manufactured in the 1950s, was not equipped with ROPS or a seatbelt. It was equipped with a 28-horsepower motor and 36-inch-wide steel drums. The employee died from crush injuries including head injuries.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Other building | New project or new addition | X |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Construction |
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1 | 1757309.015 | 63 | M | Fatality | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: |