Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200052603 - Employee Sustains Contusions When Compactor Rolls Over

Accident Summary Nr: 200052603 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 11/03/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308679265	11/08/2005	1794	238910	Rutjens Construction Company

Abstract: On November 3, 2005, Employee #1 was working for a construction company. He was at a construction site where the general contractor was doing paving work. The general contractor had given a contract to a subcontractor for the installation of the storm drains and piping on the site. The subcontractor was working at its final area on the site when the accident occurred. The storm drains and the paving were being installed in an area that was being excavated for a residential housing development. Employee #1 was operating a Caterpillar vibratory compactor, when he got the compactor too close to the edge of an excavation. The compactor rolled over, pinning Employee #1 under the rollover protective structure. Employee #1 was not wearing the seat belt provided on the equipment. He sustained bruises, contusions, and abrasions to his body generally, and he was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, WARNING LINE, ROLL-OVER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, ROPS, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, SEAT BELT, CONTUSION, ROAD PAVING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Other		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308679265			Hospitalized injury	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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