OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221677057

789 INCORPORATED

SOLON, OH· 2024-06-21T00:00:00

Event: Asphalt, Caught Between, Commercial Building, Construction, Construction vehicle, Crushed, Driving, Drum, Equipment Operator, Head, Inexperience, Insufficient Supervision, Laborer, Machine operator, Overturn, Parking Lot, Pinch Point, Pinched, ROPS, Roller--Const Equip, Safety Device, Seat Belt, Tips Over
NAICS: 238910
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347573099
Employer profile: 789 INCORPORATED
Summary number: 221677057
Report ID: 0522300
Project type: A
Construction end-use: H

Event description

Employee dies from crush injuries when drum roller tips over

Investigation abstract

At 6:30 p.m. on June 21, 2024, an employee working as a laborer for a site died from crush injuries including head injuries. preparation contractor was operating a Lay-Mor Steel Drum Roller on a private commercial property. the employee was working with a coworker (the company owner) expanding a parking lot/loading dock onto an existing commercial building. The employee was operating the drum roller to compact asphalt grindings. he was attempting to clean up the edges when the drum roller overturned landing on the employee. The drum roller, which was possibly manufactured in the 1950s, was not equipped with ROPS or a seatbelt. It was equipped with a 28-horsepower motor and 36-inch-wide steel drums. The employee

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 63 M

Event type
2

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