Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200460244 - Employee'S Legs Amputated By Rock Crusher
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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116301433 | 05/15/1998 | 1629 | P. Gioioso & Sons, Incorporated |
Employee #1 was operating a Cedarapids portable crushing and screening plant. The operator of a Parker portable rock crusher plant saw him climbing onto the rollercone where the crushing head was located. He was apparently trying to clear a bridge that had occurred during the run when he fell into the rollercone crusher. Both of his legs became caught in the rotating head and were amputated below the knees.
End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
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Highway, road, street | Other | $500,000 to $1,000,000 |
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 116301433 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Site grading and rock removal FatCause: Caught in stationary equipment |