Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170337.015 - Employee is killed when crushed by auger

Accident Summary Nr: 170337.015 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 09/19/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1777003.015	09/20/2024		237130	Jrd Texas, L.L.C.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on September 19, 2024, an employee was adjusting chains supporting an 8-foot auger on a trailer bed. The auger, weighing between 6,000 and 8,000 pounds, shifted on the trailer and crushed the employee between the trailer and the auger. The employee sustained fatal injuries to the head and neck area.

Keywords: Auger, Auger Mechanism, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Crushed, Flatbed Trailer, Head, Neck, Semi Tractor Trailer, Tractor Trailer, Trailer, Trailer Truck

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1777003.015	32	M	Fatality		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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