OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14456917
W W CLYDE & CO
BLUFF, UT—
Event description
Operator killed when crushed by compactor roller
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was compacting a previously laid section of roadbase with a new Bros R1 pneumatic roller. Tire tracks indicate he was reversing (operating the left controls on the bi-directional roller) and gradually drifted to the left. The ro ller went off the shoulder and began to roll down an embankment, throwing Employ ee #1 into its path. It rolled sideways over him and came to rest in an upright position. Employee #1 was found 10 to 15 minutes later by his supervisor, but fi rst aid and resuscitation attempts failed to revive him.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 844
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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