Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200624930 - Employee Is Killed When Compactor Overturns Onto Him

Accident Summary Nr: 200624930 -- Report ID: 0454714 -- Event Date: 08/12/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312421449	08/12/2008	1611	237310	Apac Atlantic Inc

Abstract: On August 12, 2008, Employee #1 was operating a compactor, rolling stone on the shoulder of a road. While maneuvering the equipment around a steel pole and sign, the equipment encountered a 15 degree slope along the east side and started to roll. The equipment continued to roll, coming to rest on its right side. Employee #1 was thrown from the equipment, contacting the ground. He was then struck and trapped under the rollover protection system. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: EJECTED, ROLL-OVER, ROPS, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, STRUCK BY, MOTOR VEHICLE, SLOPE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312421449			Fatality	Fracture	Compressing and compacting machine operators	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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