Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201342532 - Employee crushed by paving machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201342532 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 06/17/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305027963	06/18/2002	1611	0	Olds Asphalt

Abstract: An employee was walking a paving machine from one job site to the next, which was around the block. The paving machine moves very slow. The employee put the machine in gear and moved to the front of the machine. He was observed scooping asphalt into the front asphalt hopper. The employee became caught on the front of the machine, fell, and the machine rolled over him. He sustained crushing injuries to his leg, chest and torso and died.

Keywords: CHEST, ASPHYXIATED, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, TORSO, CRUSHED, ASPHALT, ROAD PAVING

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	305027963			Fatality	Asphyxia	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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