Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200924975 - Employee killed by ROPS when compactor overturns down bank

Accident Summary Nr: 200924975 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 10/10/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311496038	10/11/2007	1629	238910	Virginia Equipment And Development Co

Abstract: On October 10, 2007, Employee #1 was operating a vibrating compactor/roller at a site grading operation. He was rolling a pad approximately 3 ft from the edge of a 3 ft high embankment. Employee #1 was operating in reverse when the machine gradually turned in the direction of the embankment, went off the edge, and rolled onto its side. Employee #1 was not wearing his seat belt and he was ejected from his seat. Employee #1 was crushed and killed by the vehicle's roll-over protection system.

Keywords: EJECTED, EMBANKMENT, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, WORK RULES, ROPS, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, SEAT BELT, BACKING UP, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311496038			Fatality	Other	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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