Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 20095.015 - Employee is killed when roller compactor rolls over

Accident Summary Nr: 20095.015 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 06/18/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
485138.015	06/19/2012		238910	Zandstra Construction

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 a.m. on June 18, 2012, an employee was driving south on a BROS SP10000 rubber-tired packer manufactured in 1965 on the east edge of SD Highway 73. A rubber-tired packer weighed in excess of 5000 pounds.The packer became unstable due to a 28 degree incline causing it to roll over. The employee was fatally injured and sustained crushing injuries to his entire body, crushing most bones and organs.

Keywords: Construction vehicle, Crushing, Roll-Over, Roller--Const Equip, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	485138.015	58	M	Fatality		Equipment Operator: Heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause:

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