Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125681.015 - One worker is killed, another suffers amputation, when sling

Accident Summary Nr: 125681.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 04/27/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1473335.015	04/27/2020		811310	Jimmy A Dunn Excavating Company, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 7:40 or 7:45 a.m. on April 27, 2020, two employees (Employee #1 and Employee #2) were working for an excavating company. They were assisting in the installation of a hydraulic cylinder into a dump bed truck trailer. They were connecting the hydraulic lines. The bed was held in an elevated position by a nylon strap attached to an excavator. As Employees #1 and #2 were connecting the hydraulic lines, the strap failed. The dump bed was released. It fell and struck both employees. Employee #1 suffered crushing injuries. He was killed. Employee #2 suffered a partial amputation of his right arm. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Arm, Caught Between, Crushed, Dump Truck Bed, Equipment Failure, Falling Object, Hydraulic Cylinder, Installing, Lockout, Maintenance, Partial Amputation, Sling, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1473335.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury
2	1473335.015	43	M	Fatality

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