Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170727598 - Employee dies after being ejected from pavement roller

Accident Summary Nr: 170727598 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 09/15/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119731636	09/16/1993	1611	0	C.A. Rasmussen, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a pavement roller weighing approximately 7,000 pounds, with roll-over protection attached. He was rolling the gravel shoulder of a southbound highway in Petaluma, CA. The shoulder collapsed in one spot as he rolled over it, causing the equipment to slide sideways down an embankment and tip over on its right side. Employee #1 was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected face down, and the equipment came to rest on top of him. Employee #1 sustained severe head injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: EJECTED, HEAD, UNEVEN GROUND, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, ROLL-OVER, WORK RULES, ROPS, CONSTRUCTION, SEAT BELT, UNSTABLE SOIL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119731636			Fatality	Fracture	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators

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