Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201041142 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Vibratory Roller

Accident Summary Nr: 201041142 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 07/26/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305696221	07/26/2002	1794	0	Chaparral Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: On July 26, 2002, Employee #1, a ground supervisor, was in the vicinity of a vibratory roller when the equipment operator lost control of the roller. It struck Employee #1, killing him.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, LOST CONTROL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305696221			Fatality	Fracture	Grader, dozer and scraper operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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