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| | eLCOSH: Compactor Overturns and Rollover Protective Structures |
 | | Loading or unloading compactors on trailers posed potential overturn hazards; the hazards were caused by skidding on inclines by smooth-drum compactors, using wood blocks or planks as a ramp, or loading a narrow unit that lacks the width to reach both loading ramps. |
 | | Compactors, or steamrollers, are used to increase the density of embankments and roadways and to level and seal asphalt pavement. |
 | | As for the smooth-drum compactor, 20 of the 27 overturns occurred along roadway or embankment edges, four were runaways, one was cornering too fast, one was initiated by sinking soft soil, and the cause of one was unknown. |
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