Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170053771 - One employee crushed to death, one injured by equipment

Accident Summary Nr: 170053771 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 11/04/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115579484	11/05/1993	1611	0	Brewer Brothers Contracting Inc

Abstract: On November 4, 1993, at approximately 12:45 p.m., Employees #1 and #2 were operating rollers to compact chip seal on the street. Employee #2 got his roller stuck off the road on a 10-degree grade. When he got his roller back onto the street he could not brake it due to the gravel. He lost control and hit the roller Employee #1 was operating just as Employee #1 jumped off the roller into the path of Employee #2's roller. Employee #1 was crushed under the roller. Employee #2 was thrown from his roller and broke both arms and suffered internal injuries.

Keywords: EJECTED, FRACTURE, BRAKE, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, ARM, LOST CONTROL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115579484			Fatality	Other	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators
2	115579484			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators

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