Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1101367.015 - 69618 - Harrison - Son Contractors Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Investigation Summary

At 12:08 p.m. on October 22, 2015, a crew of three was working covering up a pipe that had been installed under a new roadbed. There were four pieces of equipment on site, an Ingersoll Rand roller, a John Deer bull dozer, a John Deer pan, and a John Deer excavator. Employee #1 was operating the Ingersoll Rand roller compacting dirt on the new roadbed. While operating the roller on the North side of the roadbed, the roller rolled over on its left side and Employee #1 was caught under the ROPS (Roller Over Protection System). The left front of the ROPS landed on Employee #1's upper chest and neck. The roller came to rest on the Northern most edge of the new roadbed. There was an approximate 24 foot drop from the roadbed to where the roller had come to rest. Employee #1 received a cervical spine fracture due to rollover of compactor and was killed according to the coroner's report.

Keywords: Caught By, Pinned, ROPS, Roll-Over