Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 995498 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN ROLLER TRUCK WITHOUT ROPS OVERTURNED

Accident Summary Nr: 995498 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 09/12/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115948929	09/13/1991	1611	0	J. H. Rudolph & Co., Inc.

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 2 PM ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1991, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A FORD #370 RUBBER-TIRED ROLLER, DRIVING TO A NEW JOB LOCATION. THE ROAD WAS BANKED TO THE RIGHT. FOR UNKNOWN REASONS THE ROLLER SKIDDED ABOUT EIGHT FEET TO THE DOWNHILL (LEFT) EDGE OF THE ROAD, STRUCK THE EMBANKMENT AND OVERTURNED. THE EMPLOYEE WAS KILLED WHEN THE ROLLER CRUSHED HIM AGAINST THE GROUND. THE ROLLER WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A ROPS.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, ROLL-OVER, ROPS, CONSTRUCTION, DRIVER, LOST CONTROL, SLOPE, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115948929			Fatality	Other	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators

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