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Accident Summary Nr: 14489140 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CRUSHED BETWEEN DUMPSTER AND LOADER

Accident Summary Nr: 14489140 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 02/22/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17883703	02/23/1988	1611	0	Varlotta Construction Corp.

Abstract: SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WERE HOOKING A DUMPSTER TO A FRONT END LOADER BY PLACING A WIRE ROPE AROUND THE DUMPSTER AND TO THE LOADER BUCKET HOOKS. THE EMPLOYEES WERE SEEN MOVING AWAY AND CLEARING THE AREA BETWEEN THE BUCKET AND DUMPSTER. THE SIGNAL WAS GIVEN AND THE BUCKET WAS RAISED TO DRAG THE DUMPSTER. FOR SOME REASON, EMPLOYEE #1 WALKED BACK INTO THE DANGER ZONE AND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE LOADER AND DUMPSTER. HE WAS CRUSHED TO DEATH.

Keywords: LOADER BUCKET, WORK RULES, DUMPSTER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, LOADER, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17883703			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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