Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301383220 - Otto Tn Highway Dept Accident 1997

Inspection Information - Office: Nys Dol Pesh Buffalo

Inspection Nr: 301383220

Report ID: 0253630

Date Opened: 08/21/1997

Site Address:
Otto Tn Highway Dept Accident 1997
N Otto Rd 1/2 Mile N Of Bobsein Rd
Otto, NY 14766

Mailing Address:
Po Box 66, Otto, NY 14766

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/21/1997

Emphasis: L:Hh

Case Closed: 08/26/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101890044

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170744403

Event: 08/12/1997

Employee killed when roller overturns in roadside ditch

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on August 12, 1997, Employee #1 was operating a highway roller on a freshly oiled stone road surface. The vehicle could not negotiate the steep grade, and the roller slid sideways off the shoulder of the road. A coworker attempted to assist Employee #1 by attaching a chain from his truck to the roller and pulling it back down the hill. The truck was moving slowly down the slope when the roller slid off the shoulder and overturned into a ditch, crushing Employee #1. He was transported by ambulance to Tri-County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Keywords: DITCH, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, STEEP GRADE, CRUSHED, SLIPPERY SURFACE, OVERTURN, TOWED EQUIPMENT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301383220			Fatality	Other	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators

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