Incident date: 2023-08-22
NAICS industry code: 237310

On August 22, 2023, an employee was operating a compactor and evaluating the hill downgrade before sealing the roadway. After reaching the top of the hill, the employee went to put the compactor in reverse when it began rolling down the hill. The vehicle overturned, pinning the employee's arm against the ground. They sustained a head laceration, rib fractures, and crushing injuries to the right shoulder and arm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
code_source: title: Rollers, compactors-construction
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate