Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201856366 - Employee killed when roller slides down embankment

Accident Summary Nr: 201856366 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 08/09/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305064412	08/12/2002	1611	237310	Elmo Greer & Sons, Llc

Abstract: On August 9, 2002, Employee #1, a roller operator, was nearing an overpass when she lost control of her vehicle and slid over an embankment. The roller fell 20 ft to the roadway. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, HIGHWAY, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, LOST CONTROL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305064412			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators	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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