Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201570389 - Employee killed by overturned compactor

Accident Summary Nr: 201570389 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 11/14/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302071550	12/01/1998	1623	0	Hughes Excavating Company

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on November 14, 1998, Employee #1 was driving down a Raygo Rascal, Model 303A, Self- Propelled Vibrating Roller, Smooth Drum compactor, southbound on a steep mountain road. Suddenly, the compactor gained speed and ran off to the right into a steep embankment and overturned. Employee #1 was killed when he was ejected and the equipment landed on him. The compactor was not equipped with Rollover Protective Structure (ROPS) and a seat belt. The manufacturer's specifications on the Operator's Manual listed the ROPS and seat belt as standard features for this type of equipment. The compactor was sold to the employer with the ROPS installed.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STEEP GRADE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SEAT BELT, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302071550			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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