Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14353585 - Employee killed when struck and crushed by elephant

Accident Summary Nr: 14353585 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 05/05/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110133113	05/18/1993	7999	0	Ringling Bros & Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, In

Abstract: At approximately 11:50 a.m. on May 5, 1993, Employee #1, a road show elephant trainer, entered an elephant pen that was occupied by four female Asian elephants. Employee #1 had been touring the facility with the present manager and the company veterinarian to look it over, as he was considering the possibility of becoming the facility manager. At approximately 11:45 a.m., the manager went in the back barn to take out the last elephant. The veterinarian was labeling the glass bottles he uses to draw blood from the elephants, when Employee #1 went in the main elephant pen occupied by the four elephants. Within 5 minutes, an elephant hit Employee #1 with her head, knocked him down, and stepped on him, crushing him. It appeared that the elephant did not recognize him.

Keywords: ELEPHANT, ANIMAL HANDLER, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110133113			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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