Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201630985 - Employee is crushed under equipment

Accident Summary Nr: 201630985 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 05/31/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303595367	06/01/2000	1629	0	Linebarger Construction Inc

Abstract: On May 31, 2000, Employee #1 was tamping an area for a mobile home foundation using a roller vibrator. He finished tamping the length in one direction and was proceeding to reverse along the edge. He had gone approximately 12 ft when the equipment slid down an embankment, which was approximately 4 ft in height. He attempted to jump clear but his feet were trapped between the scraper bars, 3.5 inches from the roller. He was crushed under the roller and died.

Keywords: PINNED, ROLL-OVER, CRUSHED, FALL, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303595367			Fatality	Other	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators	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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