Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200672061 - Employee crushed and killed when roller overturns into canal

Accident Summary Nr: 200672061 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 09/25/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301888863	09/27/1999	1611	0	Hubbard Construction Company

Abstract: Employee #1, a laborer, was operating a traffic roller to finish the asphalt coating on a roadway. He was going in reverse when the back wheels went off the road and onto the soft shoulder, throwing him into the adjacent canal. The roller landed on top of Employee #1, who was crushed and killed.

Keywords: EJECTED, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, CANAL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, HIGHWAY SHOULDER, WORK SURFACE, BACKING UP, ROAD PAVING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301888863			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators	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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