Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201862968 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed by Roller

Accident Summary Nr: 201862968 -- Report ID: 0830100 -- Event Date: 05/02/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311214878	05/03/2008	1794	238910	Shumaker Trucking And Excavating Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: On May 2, 2008, Employee #1 was backing a rubber tired roller down the edge of new road construction. The road gave way causing the roller to tip on its side. Employee #1 was ejected and pinned under the rollover protection system. He sustained the internal injuries. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital, where he died.

Keywords: EJECTED, ABDOMEN, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, ABRASION, FALL, BACKING UP, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311214878			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	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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