Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14244859 - Employee dies after being crushed by front end loader

Accident Summary Nr: 14244859 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 10/14/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116048315	10/19/1993	5093	0	Philadelphia Recycling & Transfer Station, Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was working at a waste conveyor sorting nonrecyclable paper from recyclable paper. The conveyor stopped. Employee #1 sat down next to the conveyor with the scrap paper that is pushed by a front end loader onto the conveyor. The operator of the front end loader went to move the scrap paper but did not see Employee #1. Employee #1 was crushed between the front end loader and the ground and died.

Keywords: FRONT END LOADER, CRUSHED, CONVEYOR, INATTENTION, POOR VISIBILITY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116048315			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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