Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171056922 - Employee injured when roller leaves roadway and overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 171056922 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 09/08/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126793041	09/17/1998	1611	0	Granite Const Co

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a self-propelled pneumatic tire roller on a two lane mountain road. He was travelling in reverse between 20 and 30 mph when he entered a left curve and the right rear tires went off the road and onto the soft shoulder. Employee #1 lost control as the roller left the road, and he tried to jump to clear of the vehicle as it tipped over. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: VEHICLE, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, LOST CONTROL, MOTOR VEHICLE, BACKING UP, OVERTURN

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126793041			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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