Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202440038 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Paving Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 202440038 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 10/12/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125883819	10/12/2004	1611	237310	Sequel Contractors Inc

Abstract: At about 11:50 a.m. on October 12, 2004, Employee #1, a screed operator, was on the screed platform (catwalk) of a paving machine (Vogele, Pro-Pav Series, 1110WB), while it was backing during paving operations. When the left rear corner of the screed hit a steel sewer manhole cover ring, the machine swerved sideways. This caused Employee #1 to lose his balance and fall. He was then struck by the lower right rear corner of the paving machine and was killed.

Keywords: INEXPERIENCE, FALL, STRUCK BY, LOST BALANCE, MANHOLE, RUN OVER, ROAD PAVING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125883819			Fatality	Other	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Bituminous concrete placement Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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