Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170390843 - Employee Is Caught Between Equipment and Later Died

Accident Summary Nr: 170390843 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 05/04/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309670305	05/11/2006	1629	237110	D & R Excavating, Inc. D B A Earth Resources

Abstract: Employee #1 was moving between a track excavator and loader that were next to each other. Employee #1 was caught between the track excavator's rotating superstructure and the loader's rubber tire. There was no barricade of any type used to prevent employees from accessing the area between the track excavator and the loader. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital where he died during surgery.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, EXCAVATOR, LOADER, UNGUARDED, TIRE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309670305			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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