Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170245138 - Employee killed when crushed by compactor roller

Accident Summary Nr: 170245138 -- Report ID: 1055310 -- Event Date: 06/13/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115328064	06/13/1997	1611	0	Wilder Construction Co

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on June 13, 1997, Employee #1 was using a 3-ton compactor roller along a new gravel shoulder. While traveling west on the north side of the road, the roller slipped from the shoulder and left the roadway. Employee #1 was thrown from the vehicle, landing face down at the bottom of a 7 ft ditch. The roller continued down the bank, coming to rest upside down on top of her. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: EJECTED, EMBANKMENT, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, ROLL-OVER, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, LOST CONTROL, HIGHWAY SHOULDER, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	115328064			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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