OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14317721

EMBANKMENT,ROLLER--CONST EQUIP,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,FALL,BACKING UP,OVERTURN

1989-04-24T00:00:00

Event: EMBANKMENT,ROLLER--CONST EQUIP,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,FALL,BACKING UP,OVERTURN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14317721
Report ID: 317020

Event description

Employee crushed by overturned compaction roller

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating a Tampo compaction roller. While he was compacting and rolling fill dirt, the roller's right rear wheel backed over the edge of the ba nk, causing the roller and operator to slide down the graded fill dirt bank. The roller overturned and crushed Employee #1, killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 50 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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