OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14527949

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT,DITCH,ROLLER--CONST EQUIP,ROLL-OVER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,SEAT BELT,STRUCK BY,TRACTOR TRAILER

1987-10-28T00:00:00

Event: TRAFFIC ACCIDENT,DITCH,ROLLER--CONST EQUIP,ROLL-OVER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,SEAT BELT,STRUCK BY,TRACTOR TRAILER
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14527949
Report ID: 419400

Event description

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE KILLED IN ACCIDENT INVOLVING A ROLLER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING AN ASPHALT PACKER (STEEL WHEEL ROLLER) ON A HIGHWAY CO NSTRUCTION PROJECT. THE DRIVER OF AN 18 WHEEL TRACTOR TRAILER WAS BEHIND THE ROL LER AND ATTEMPTED TO PASS. THE TRUCK DRIVER THEN TRIED TO GET BACK BEHIND THE RO LLER. HE RAN INTO THE ROLLER. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS THROWN OFF THE ROLLER INTO A NEARB Y DITCH. THE ROLLER THEN TURNED OVER AND CRUSHED EMPLOYEE #1 TO DEATH.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 31 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
29

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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