Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200002897 - Employee Is Killed in Compactor Roll-Over

Accident Summary Nr: 200002897 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 09/16/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312221468	09/16/2009	1611	237310	Phillips Paving Company, Inc.

Abstract: On September 16, 2009, Employee #1 was operating a Sakai roller/compactor machine on the edge of the embankment. When the machine began sliding down the embankment, he jumped off the machine into a ditch. The machine then rolled over, crushing and killing Employee #1.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, ROLL-OVER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CRUSHED, SLOPING, SLOPE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312221468			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	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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