Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 67209.015 - Employee pinned by a roller and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 67209.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 08/21/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
992751.015	08/21/2014		237110	Woodruff & Sons, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on August 21, 2014, Employee #1 was operating a roller, without his seatbelt on, compacting a berm. The employee put the equipment in reverse and the left rear tire went off of the edge of the berm. The roller tipped over and the employee was pinned to the ground by the Rollover Protection Structure (ROPS) on the roller. Employee #1 sustained blunt force trauma to his torso and was killed.

Keywords: Crushed, Pinned, Roll-Over, Roller--Const Equip, Struck By, Torso

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Shoreline development, dam, reservoir		Alteration or rehabilitation					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	992751.015	53	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause:

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