Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 606863 - Employee killed by overturned vibratory compactor

Accident Summary Nr: 606863 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 03/17/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101281608	07/28/1987	1611	0	Hoover, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a 1987 Ingersol Rand SPF-48 vibratory compactor to level build-up soil on a highway construction project. Employee #1 drove the compactor too close to the edge of the road bed and hit a soft soil area. The compactor overturned onto him, causing massive head and chest injuries. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: CHEST, HEAD, HIGHWAY, DIRT TAMPER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, UNSTABLE SOIL, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101281608			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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