Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200784098 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed by Pneumatic Roller

Accident Summary Nr: 200784098 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 02/20/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309542660	02/20/2007	1611	237310	Texas-Sterling Construction, Lp

Abstract: On February 20, 2007, Employee #1 was operating a CAT PS-130 Pneumatic Roller compactor, sealing the top surface of the compact dirt roadway. Employee #1 was finishing the edge of the road when the pneumatic roller started tipping. Employee #1 jumped off the machine in the direction of the roll and was caught in the middle the back by the top of the equipments roll over protection system (ROPS). Employee #1 was crushed by a pneumatic roller that rolled over into the embankment.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, FALL, ROAD PAVING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309542660			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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