OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14341879

WEEKLEY ASPHALT PAVING INC

WEST PALM BEACH, FL· 1988-03-03T00:00:00

Event: BRAKE, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, WORK RULES, RUN OVER, INATTENTION, ROAD PAVING
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #106105554
Employer profile: WEEKLEY ASPHALT PAVING INC
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 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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