OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14224455

CHEST,ROLLER--CONST EQUIP,CONSTRUCTION,STEEP GRADE,CRUSHED,NECK,LOST CONTROL,RUN OVER

1986-10-21T00:00:00

Event: CHEST,ROLLER--CONST EQUIP,CONSTRUCTION,STEEP GRADE,CRUSHED,NECK,LOST CONTROL,RUN OVER
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14224455
Report ID: 355115

Event description

EMPLOYEE RUN OVER BY ROAD ROLLER, CRUSHED TO DEATH

Investigation abstract

ON OCTOBER 21, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DRIVING A GALION 8 TO 10 1/2 TON TANDEM STE EL WHEEL ROLLER UP A STEEP GRADE. THE ROLLER LOST TRACTION ON THE BITUMINOUS SUR FACE AND BEGAN TO SKID BACKWARDS. AS IT SKIDDED BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL, IT TURN ED COUNTER CLOCKWISE IN THE ROAD. EMPLOYEE #1 EITHER JUMPED FROM, OR WAS THROWN FROM THE ROLLER. THE ROLLER THEN RAN OVER HIM, CAUSING FATAL INJURIES TO HIS NEC K AND CHEST.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 31 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
19

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
594

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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