Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 309256386 - Employee Is Struck and Killed by Road Compactor

Accident Summary Nr: 309256386 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 04/28/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309256386	04/29/2006	1629	238910	Contour Engineering,Llc

Abstract: Employee #1 was testing the compaction on a newly-compacted road bed and was struck and killed by a Catpiller compactor. The compactor back up alarm was operating at the time and could be heard above the surrounding noises.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, FRACTURE, VEHICLE, CONSTRUCTION, NOISE, STRUCK BY, HIP, INATTENTION, ROAD PAVING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309256386			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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