Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14568240 - EMPLOYEE RUN OVER BY CATERPILLAR COMPACTOR

Accident Summary Nr: 14568240 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 03/07/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102079019	03/10/1986	4953	0	Greenville County Council Piedmount Landfill

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A CATERPILLAR 816 COMPACTOR, COMPACTING BRUSH BRUSH AND OTHER TRASH. EMPLOYEE #1 PLACED THE COMPACTOR IN PARK AND DISMOUNTED. HE DID NOT PUT THE SAFETY ON. WHILE HE WAS MAKING SOME ADJUSTMENTS ON THE COMPACTOR HE ACCIDENTALLY KNOCKED IT INTO GEAR. THE COMPACTOR MOVED FORWARD, RUNNING OVER THE EMPLOYEE. HE WAS BADLY MUTILATED AND DIED.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, WORK RULES, LACERATION, ABRASION, TRASH COMPACTOR, RUN OVER, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102079019			Fatality	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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