Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201682101 - Employee Is Fatally Crushed by Single Drum Roller

Accident Summary Nr: 201682101 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 09/29/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314284563	09/29/2010	1741	238140	Red Dog Masonry Inc

Abstract: On September 29, 2010 Employee #1 was operating a BOMAG BW 145 DH-3 single-drum roller (rolling compactor) on a tier approximately 30 inches above a lower level. Employee #1 had not had proper training on the use of the equipment. He was also not wearing a seatbelt. While Employee #1 was operating the equipment in reverse, the left rear tire went over the edge, causing the roller to overturn. He was partially ejected and suffered fatal injuries when crushed by the rollover protection structure.

Keywords: ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, ROPS, CRUSHED, SEAT BELT, UNTRAINED, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000		3	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314284563			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	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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