Inspection Detail

Inspection: 312365711 - Dana Stermer Excavating, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Syracuse Area Office

Investigation Summary

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on September 5, 2008, Employee #1 was retrieving a rubber tired roller to compact a run of crush gravel being used to top an existing gravel driveway. The weather conditions were clear, dry, and warm. He was driving the roller up an incline and drove off the shoulder of the driveway and down an inclined grass area. As the roller began to tip sideways, Employee #1 was ejected from the seat. He was caught between the roll over protection system and the ground. He received crushing injuries to his neck and chest and died.

Keywords: CHEST, EJECTED, AMPUTATED, CARPENTER, ROLL-OVER, ROPS, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, NECK