Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14437560 - Employee killed when crushed by pot carrier

Accident Summary Nr: 14437560 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 06/16/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17733304	06/21/1988	2819	0	Monsanto Company

Abstract: At approximately 8:45 p.m. on June 16, 1988, Employee #1 was operating a pot carrier. He left the furnace area and was traveling to the dump area. When he arrived at the top of the dump area, he started to turn the machine to position it to the dump location and the steering locked. The machine traveled over the outer edge of the pile. It is not known if Employee #1 jumped out or was thrown off the machine. He was found midway down the slag pile. Employee #1 died of massive crushing injuries.

Keywords: EJECTED, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STEERING WHEEL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17733304			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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