Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200784205 - Employee killed when caught under overturned street sweeper

Accident Summary Nr: 200784205 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 07/10/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309544765	07/11/2007	1611	237310	Madden Contracting Co., Inc.

Abstract: On July 10, 2007, Employee #1 was operating a Waldon SweepMaster 250, traveling north on state highway 110. With the throttle pulled completely and the transmission in high gear, he was operating the sweeper at maximum speed. Employee #1 was traveling on a downhill grade and was making a sharp left turn when the sweeper skidded off the roadway to the west and overturned. He was ejected from the seat and was partially crushed by the rollover protective structure. He died as a result of injuries sustained in the accident. Employee #1 was not wearing a seat belt, which had been installed by the manufacturer.

Keywords: EJECTED, SPEEDING, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, ROPS, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, SEAT BELT, SHARP TURN, OVERTURN

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309544765			Fatality	Other	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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