Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201053527 - Employee's leg and ankle crushed by asphalt roller

Accident Summary Nr: 201053527 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 12/29/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126075100	04/14/2000	1771	0	Schaefer'S Parking Lot Service

Abstract: At approximately 4:07 p.m. on December 29, 2000, Employee #1 was walking near a parking lot refurbishing project to the onsite building. Another employee was backing an asphalt roller compactor and struck Employee #1, crushing his right leg and ankle. Employee #1 was hospitalized. Since their was a high ambient noise level in the area, Employee #1 could not hear the audible alarm as the asphalt roller was backing. No one was guiding the asphalt roller operator and neither the operator nor Employee #1 had a clear view of each other.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, ANKLE, ASPHALT, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126075100			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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