Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14397558 - Employee killed when clothing caught in auger

Accident Summary Nr: 14397558 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 04/04/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101493443	04/05/1989	1611	0	H.B. Zachry Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was working for a general contractor that was building a U.S. highway. The company was using a Gorton Denver RDC 16B track hydraulic rotary drill to make holes 5 ft wide by 52 ft deep at the side of the road. They put a 160 grade bar in the hole for support before routing it. The drill was facing west, with Employee #1 on the left side. Instead of using the bar that was provided, he reached over with his hands to guide the auger. His gloves or jacket became caught on the auger and he was pulled him into the machine. His neck was broken and his arms amputated. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: CLOTHING, FRACTURE, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, AUGER, NECK, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101493443			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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