Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 759571 - CONSTRUCTION ROLLER OPERATOR DIED, WENT OVER EMBANKMENT

Accident Summary Nr: 759571 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 10/20/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3027851	10/22/1987	1611	0	Robbinsville Contracting Co., Inc.

Abstract: TWO COMPACTOR/ROLLER MACHINES WERE COMPACTING A ROAD BED. AFTER TURNING HIS MACHINE AROUND, EMPLOYEE #1 DIRECTED HIS UNIT IN THE DIRECTION OF THE RIGHT BANK. AFTER CONVERGING ON THE ROAD EDGE, THE MACHINE TRAVELLED ALONG THE EDGE FOR 28 FEET, THEN ROLLED TO THE RIGHT AND DOWN THE EMBANKMENT. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS THROWN FROM THE MACHINE TO A ROCKY AREA BELOW. WHEN THE OTHER OPERATOR SAW THAT AN ACCIDENT HAD OCCURRED, HE INVESTIGATED AND FOUND EMPLOYEE #1, DEAD.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, ROLL-OVER, CONSTRUCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3027851			Fatality	Other	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators

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