Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 76311.015 - Employee Is Crushed By Falling Roller And Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 76311.015 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 04/13/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1058680.015	04/15/2015		484220	New Image Construction

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on April 13, 2015, Employee #1 was loading a roller onto a flatbed trailer by driving it up the ramp. When he was loading the roller, it tipped over the side of the trailer. Employee #1 jumped off of the roller but the roller fell on top of him. Employee #1 suffered bruises of the scalp and of the left eye; small, ruptured blood vessels of the right eye; and a bruise and tissue tear of the lip and skin tear of the neck. He had chest and lower legs injuries. Emergency medical personnel were summoned. They arrived and transported him to a medical center. At the hospital, computerized tomography scan revealed a broken hyoid bone, multiple broken ribs, bleeding around the heart, bleeding in the left chest cavity and abnormal collections of air in the chest cavities. Employee #1 died at the hospital.

Keywords: Construction vehicle, Crushing

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	0	0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1058680.015	60	M	Fatality		Construction laborers

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