On October 23, 1997, a 37-year-old male construction laborer (the victim) died after being run over by an asphalt roller during a highway paving operation. A seven-person crew was engaged in paving the westbound lanes of a four-lane U.S. highway. At the time of the incident, the crew was paving the right lane and traffic was moving in the left lane. The victim was assigned to walk back and forth along the highway, checking the traffic cones positioned along the dotted lines at the center of the highway to ensure they were standing upright, and ensuring that the construction-zone warning signs remained standing. As the foreman of the crew operated the paving machine, the asphalt roller followed behind to smooth the newly laid asphalt.


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    Title :

    Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Construction Laborer Dies After Being Run Over by Asphalt Roller at Highway Construction Site, Virginia, October 23, 1997


    Publication date :

    1998


    Size :

    8 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English