Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200881548 - Employee Is Killed When Compactor Roller Rolls Over

Accident Summary Nr: 200881548 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 09/05/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312365711	09/08/2008	1794	238910	Dana Stermer Excavating, Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on September 5, 2008, Employee #1 was retrieving a rubber tired roller to compact a run of crush gravel being used to top an existing gravel driveway. The weather conditions were clear, dry, and warm. He was driving the roller up an incline and drove off the shoulder of the driveway and down an inclined grass area. As the roller began to tip sideways, Employee #1 was ejected from the seat. He was caught between the roll over protection system and the ground. He received crushing injuries to his neck and chest and died.

Keywords: CHEST, EJECTED, AMPUTATED, CARPENTER, ROLL-OVER, ROPS, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, NECK

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312365711			Fatality	Asphyxia	Religious workers, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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