Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201572484 - Employee is killed when compactor overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 201572484 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 08/25/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306372426	08/25/2003	1771	238110	Deton Inc. Dba Slaton Brothers Inc.

Abstract: On August 25, 2003, a construction employee was driving an Ingersoll-Rand SD-400 compactor up an incline. The back wheels slipped. The employee turned the front drum to compensate, at which time the compactor began to overturn. The employee stood up in the cab and jumped out of the truck, falling to the ground. He was killed when the roll-over protection cage landed on him.

Keywords: HEAD, VEHICLE, ROLL-OVER, ROPS, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, SEAT BELT, FALL, STRUCK BY, SLOPE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000		1	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306372426			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	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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