Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 952747 - Employee Is Crushed in Vehicle Roll Over

Accident Summary Nr: 952747 -- Report ID: 0355116 -- Event Date: 12/15/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308494798	12/15/2004	1629	238910	Plecker Construction Co.

Abstract: On December 15, 2004, Employee #1, an equipment operator of a roller with a sheep's roller attachment, was rolling a field, preparing the site for expanding. The roller was too close to the edge of a sloped bank when it rolled off of the bank flipped over, and landed upside down approximately 7 ft below. Employee #1 was crushed and killed in the accident. The equipment was not provided with roll over protection or a seatbelt.

Keywords: ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, ROLL-OVER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308494798			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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