Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200450195 - Employee killed when leg caught in boring machine

Accident Summary Nr: 200450195 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 03/18/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300327459	03/19/1997	1623	0	Campbell & Associates, Inc.

Abstract: On March 18, 1997, Employee #1 was operating a boring machine in a muddy excavation. He had just finished a 60 ft long by 18 in. wide casting for a water line, and he engaged the machine in reverse to retrieve the augers. For some reason, he then left the operator's station, walked to the side of the machine where the spoil chamber was located, and opened the door to it. Employee #1 became caught by the rotating spoil paddles, crushing his left leg all the way up to the hip. It took several hours to extricate him from the machine. he was killed.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, ROTATING PARTS, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, CRUSHED, BORING MACHINE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300327459			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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