Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170235055 - Employee suffers fractures from runaway steam roller

Accident Summary Nr: 170235055 -- Report ID: 1055330 -- Event Date: 05/16/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111540167	05/16/1990	9131	0	Kitsap County Road Department

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on May 16, 1990, Employee #1, who was standing on the rear platform of a paving machine, was struck by a malfunctioning roller that caught his left leg between the roller and the paving machine. He suffered a broken left leg (femur) and two fractures of the left foot. Employee #1 is a 49-year-old male with 7 years work experience in this occupation, all 7 with this employer, and was in good health with no physical impairments at the time of the accident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, STRUCK BY, MECH MALFUNCTION, FOOT, LEG, ROAD PAVING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111540167			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators

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