Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14528277 - CONSTRUCTION WORKER CRUSHED BY EQUIPMENT COUNTERWEIGHT

Accident Summary Nr: 14528277 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 04/26/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106309347	04/28/1988	1611	0	Pennington Construction, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO CONNECT A CHAIN TO A STORM DRAIN PIPE LOCATED ADJACENT TO A "TRACK HOE" BEING USED TO DIG A TRENCH. WHEN THE "TRACK HOE" SWIVELED TO DUMP A LOAD OF DIRT INTO A DUMP TRUCK THE COUNTERWEIGHT STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 AND CRUSHED HIM AGAINST THE STORM DRAIN PIPE. HE WAS KILLED.

Keywords: COUNTERBALANCE, DRAIN PIPE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, BACKHOE, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106309347			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers

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