OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14332241
LOADING,ROLLER--CONST EQUIP,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,LOST CONTROL,BACKING UP,INATTENTION,OVERTURN
Event description
Employee killed when asphalt roller falls off trailer
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was loading an asphalt roller-compactor onto a lowboy truck. After g etting the compactor up on the lowboy, he was straightening the rear guide rolle r by turning the steering wheel and backing up. He turned the wheel in the wrong direction and the roller fell over the edge of the trailer, causing the roller to tip over. Employee #1 jumped off, but was struck by the overturning roller an d killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 53 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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