Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 97968.015 - Employee is crushed by rolled over soil compactor and is kil

Accident Summary Nr: 97968.015 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 08/05/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1253250.015	08/06/2017		238910	F.L. Merrill Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on August 5, 2017, an employee was operating a Bomag, model BW 124 D ride-on soil compactor to compact crushed asphalt that had been placed on to a driveway. The soil compactor was driven off the edge of the driveway and tipped on to its side. The employee was was ejected and the vehicle's rollover protection system (ROPS) landed across the employee's left shoulder and neck, killing him.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Construction vehicle, Crushing, Roll-Over, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1253250.015	55	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause:

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