Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171125339 - Employee killed when head crushed between two trailer frames

Accident Summary Nr: 171125339 -- Report ID: 1055310 -- Event Date: 10/25/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115386633	11/01/1999	1611	0	Mountain View Excavating Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was delivering a double load of fill dirt to a job site. After dumping the first load, he attached the truck to a transfer trailer and started to transfer the rear container into the front container. For some reason, Employee #1 looked into the main box while the transfer process was underway and his head was crushed between the two frames as they were coming together. He was killed instantly.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRAILER TRUCK, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, OFF LOADING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	115386633			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Other

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