Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201407848 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed by Overturned Comapctor

Accident Summary Nr: 201407848 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 12/13/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308960285	12/14/2006	1629	238910	Rooney Contr Co Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a roller-compactor during site preparation activities when the machine rolled over on the slope at the edge of the sand backfill. The roller-compactor rolled on its side and landed on top of Employee #1 crushing him. Employee #1 was asphyxiated and was killed.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308960285			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction laborers	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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