Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200822054 - Employee died after leg was crushed by road paving machine

Accident Summary Nr: 200822054 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 06/03/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306719352	06/04/2003	1629	237310	James Cape And Sons Co.

Abstract: At approximately 10:05 a.m. on June 3, 2003, Employee #1 was paving the road at Route 83 and Lake Street. The road was being paved with a G15 Tiner Road Paving Machine. Employee #1 knelt in front of road paver and it hit his leg. The paver operator did not see him. Employee #1 developed complications during surgery and died of a heart attack in the operating room.

Keywords: CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, LEG, ROAD PAVING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other		$20,000,000 and over			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306719352			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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