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Accident Summary Nr: 200925303 - Employee Is Killed When Roller Overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 200925303 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 07/14/2009
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
31349574907/14/20091611237310Branscome Paving Company Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating an Ingersoll Rand double-drum vibrating roller on the left shoulder of a road. The area was soft and the roller began to tip and slide down an embankment. The edge of the drums dug into the soil, and the machine began to roll down the embankment. The employee was crushed and killed. Further investigation revealed that the machine was very old, and it was not equipped with ROPS or a seat belt.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, ROPS, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, SEAT BELT, UNSTABLE SURFACE, OVERTURN
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Highway, road, street Maintenance or repair $50,000 to $250,000 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 313495749 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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