Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170744403 - Employee killed when roller overturns in roadside ditch

Accident Summary Nr: 170744403 -- Report ID: 0253630 -- Event Date: 08/12/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301383220	08/21/1997	1611	237310	Otto Tn Highway Dept Accident 1997

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on August 12, 1997, Employee #1 was operating a highway roller on a freshly oiled stone road surface. The vehicle could not negotiate the steep grade, and the roller slid sideways off the shoulder of the road. A coworker attempted to assist Employee #1 by attaching a chain from his truck to the roller and pulling it back down the hill. The truck was moving slowly down the slope when the roller slid off the shoulder and overturned into a ditch, crushing Employee #1. He was transported by ambulance to Tri-County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Keywords: DITCH, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, STEEP GRADE, CRUSHED, SLIPPERY SURFACE, OVERTURN, TOWED EQUIPMENT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301383220			Fatality	Other	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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