Deceased
Kym Charles Greenhalgh
Demographics
50y, male
Date of death
2008-04-01
Finding date
2012-09-11
Cause of death
multiple injuries sustained when struck by a multi-tyred road roller
AI-generated summary
A 50-year-old road worker was struck and killed by a multi-tyred roller he was operating while reversing during road spray-sealing work. The driver made steering errors while reversing—the primary human factors being: unfamiliarity with the specific roller model (DM83), which lacked a foot brake unlike his previous equipment; hydraulic steering lag causing delayed correction; and critically, the unsafe operational practice requiring drivers to reverse for half their working day while twisted looking over their shoulder. When the roller drifted off course, the driver attempted to brake using a non-existent foot brake rather than lifting off the deadman's plate. This tragic accident highlights systemic workplace design failures. Enhanced operator familiarisation, machine design improvements enabling forward-facing operation during reversing, and engineering solutions to eliminate the need for prolonged reversing manoeuvres could have prevented this death.
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