Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170787857 - Employee injured when crushed by earth compactor

Accident Summary Nr: 170787857 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/06/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125852301	08/07/1998	1794	0	Ron Ward Construction, Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1, age 16, was running an earth compactor back and forth to compact an area near the edge of a small creek bed. He was operating the vehicle in reverse, with the drum wheel to the rear, when the rubber tires started to pull. Employee #1 could not maintain control and he was trying to jump clear when the compactor went over an embankment and rolled over. The vehicle landed on top of him, crushing his mid-section. Employee #1 sustained a fractured left femur, a damaged spleen, and a crushed pelvis.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, FRACTURE, SPLEEN, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, ROLL-OVER, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, PELVIS, LOST CONTROL, BACKING UP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Other		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125852301			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Grader, dozer and scraper operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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