Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200022861 - Employee killed when milling machine overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 200022861 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 09/30/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306804741	09/30/2003	1611	237310	Crisdel Group, Inc.

Abstract: On September 30, 2003, Employee #1, a laborer, was walking next to a milling machine that was not in operation. It was being moved backward in preparation for another run when it suddenly tipped over, trapping him underneath. Employee #1 was crushed and killed. Subsequent investigation revealed that the machine had been driven onto an elevation that exceeded the manufacturer's specified safe side-to-side slope limitations.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, MILLING MACHINE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, SLOPE, WORK SURFACE, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306804741			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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