Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170572978 - Employee killed when roller compactor overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 170572978 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 04/17/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302417621	04/19/1999	1611	0	Clary Hood, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a roller compactor to compact soil on a roadway leading to a new bridge. She got too close to the edge of the soft loose soil, and the compactor overturned. Employee #1 was crushed and killed.

Keywords: ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, CRUSHED, UNSTABLE SOIL, INATTENTION, OVERTURN

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302417621			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.	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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