Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170705271 - Employee gets caught in excavating machine and dies

Accident Summary Nr: 170705271 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 01/12/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
114620255	01/13/1994	1731	0	Intermountain Electric Service

Abstract: Employees #1 and a coworker were at an oil and gas well location performing a trenching operation. The coworker left the site for approximately 10 minutes to get material from a storage yard. When he returned, an employee from another company informed him that Employee #1 was caught in the chain portion of the trencher. They immediately shut down the machine and called for assistance. Employee #1 died from his injuries.

Keywords: CHAIN, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH DIGGER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114620255			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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