Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14427157 - Employee killed when crushed by trench digger

Accident Summary Nr: 14427157 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 09/25/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100611797	09/28/1987	1623	0	Sterling Construction Co.

Abstract: Employee #1, a trench digger operator, and a coworker decided to continue working after their normal shift. The coworker was setting the alignment stakes for the operator when he noted the operator was not in his seat on the digger. After setting another stake, the coworker walked back about 150 ft to the digger and found Employee #1's body approximately 28 ft behind the machine. He had been crushed and killed. Employee #1 had fallen from his seat or in some other way gotten in front of the crawler track.

Keywords: WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH DIGGER, CRUSHED, RUN OVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100611797			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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