Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120942.015 - Employee is killed while attempting to clear jam in asphalt

Accident Summary Nr: 120942.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 10/22/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1439417.015	10/22/2019		237310	Williams Brothers Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: At 8:05 a.m. on October 22, 2019, an employee was assisting two coworkers in an attempt to clear a jammed chain in an asphalt paver (Caterpillar, Model AF-1000B) using a sledgehammer and a screwdriver. One coworker was in the operator's seat and the other at the rear of the paver while the employee was at the front trying to clear the jam. The employee cleared the jam using the screwdriver and the conveyor chain began to move, catching his hand in the chain and pulling him into the hopper feeder chamber. The employee received an amputated finger, blunt force trauma to the neck and torso and was killed due to asphyxiation from the compression of his neck and torso.

Keywords: Amputated, Asphyxiated, Blunt force trauma, Caught In, Chain, Conveyor, Finger, Hand, Hand Tool, Hopper, Jammed, Neck, Torso

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1439417.015	37	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause:

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