Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200262228 - Employee is crushed and killed by overturned compactor

Accident Summary Nr: 200262228 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 12/06/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307142075	12/08/2003	1611	237310	Harper Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employee # 1 was operating a 1993 Caterpillar pneumatic tire asphalt compactor when he lost control of the compactor. The compactor rolled over twice and the employee was pinned underneath the compactor. The employee was crushed and killed.

Keywords: PINNED, ROLL-OVER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, LOST CONTROL, ASPHALT, ROAD PAVING

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307142075			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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