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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14341879

BRAKE,ROLLER--CONST EQUIP,WORK RULES,RUN OVER,INATTENTION,ROAD PAVING

Event
BRAKE,ROLLER--CONST EQUIP,WORK RULES,RUN OVER,INATTENTION,ROAD PAVING
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14341879
Report ID
418800

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN RUN OVER BY ROAD BUILDING MACHINE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ON A STATE HIGHWAY PAVING OPERATION. HE WAS CHECKING THE ROAD LEVEL WITH A METAL STRAIGHT EDGE WHEN HE WAS STRUCK AND RUN OVER BY A TRAF FIC ROLLER. THE ROLLER HAD BEEN IDLING, IN NEUTRAL, BUT THE HAND BRAKE HAD NOT B EEN SET. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 19 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    1
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    8
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    1

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