Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201751427 - Static Roller Overturns and Crushes Employee

Accident Summary Nr: 201751427 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 08/07/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309188597	08/09/2005	1794	238910	Scott & Sons Excavation, Inc.

Abstract: On August 7, 2005, a construction employee was operating a rubber-tired static roller when his equipment left the roadway and rolled down a 28-degree embankment. The machine rolled over on its top, pinning the employee underneath. The employee was crushed to death.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, ASPHYXIATED, PINNED, ROLL-OVER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, ROAD GRADER, CRUSHED, LOST CONTROL, SLOPE

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309188597			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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