Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 124791.015 - Employee, engulfed by rocks in hopper, is killed
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1467651.015 | 03/05/2020 | 237310 | Williams Brothers Construction Co., Inc. |
Abstract: At 1:00 a.m. on March 5, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was attempting to repair a conveyor belt motor while standing on top of a holding hopper. The hopper gates opened, and the employee fell into the hopper, which contained stone and rock debris. The employee was engulfed in the rocks. Employee #1 sustained blunt force trauma to his chest and abdomen and was killed by suffocation/asphyxiation.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Highway, road, street | New project or new addition | X |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury |
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1 | 1467651.015 | 56 | M | Fatality |