Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170174056 - Employee killed when crushed by elephant

Accident Summary Nr: 170174056 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 01/12/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111824561	01/14/1991	8422	0	Knowland Park Zoo - City Of Oakland

Abstract: Employee #1, a senior elephant handler, was cleaning the elephant habitat, when Smokey, one of the elephants, charged toward him. Employee #1 yelled for the elephant to back off, but the employee was next seen flying through the air. He landed by a moat, where the elephant stepped on him once and possibly twice. He was crushed and killed by the elephant.

Keywords: ELEPHANT, PINNED, CLEANING, ANIMAL HANDLER, CRUSHED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111824561			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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