Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201174430 - Employee Injured In PIT roll over

Accident Summary Nr: 201174430 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 10/13/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125721076	10/30/2003	1611	237310	Teichert Construction

Abstract: On October 13, 2000, Employee #1 was operating a Bomag, 5 ton double roller (steel), Serial Number 35291, traveling on the shoulder lane of a newly asphalted road. The shoulder lane was 12 in. wide and consisted of Class II aggregate base rock. Next to the shoulder was a drainage culvert that parallels the road's length, measuring 3 ft by 13 ft. Employee #1 completed two full passes along the length of the overlay and was into his third pass, when he drove the roller off of the pavement and shoulder into the culvert. The Roller went into the culvert and rolled over. Employee #1 was not wearing a seatbelt or hardhat at the time, and the equipment had proper roll over protection structure. Employee #1 sustained a fractured skull and loss of consciousness. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, ROLL-OVER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, SKULL, ASPHALT, ROAD PAVING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125721076			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)

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