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Accident Summary Nr: 200053114 - Employee injured when caught by paver's rotating auger

Accident Summary Nr: 200053114 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 08/26/2007
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
30868620308/28/20071771238990Hawkins Construction Company

Abstract: On August 26, 2007, Employee #1 had finished paving part of a runway and was cleaning off the paving machine. With the machine running, he climbed off of it to spray water on the auger. He was reaching in toward the machine when his sweatshirt became caught by the blades of the auger and it pulled him into the machine. Employee #1 sustained two cracked ribs and multiple contusions, but he did not require hospitalization.

Keywords: CLOTHING, FRACTURE, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, AUGER, UNMANNED, ROAD PAVING
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Other heavy construction Alteration or rehabilitation $1,000,000 to $5,000,000

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 308686203 Non Hospitalized injury Fracture Occupation not reported Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Paving
Fatality Cause: Other

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