Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200462638 - Employee Is Crushed and Killed in Street Sweeper Hopper Door

Accident Summary Nr: 200462638 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 07/05/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315141655	07/05/2011	1611	237310	Bay State Sweeping & Construction Corporation

Abstract: On July 5, 2011, Employee # 1 was crushed when the hydraulically operated hopper closed on him. Employee # 1 was found with his left arm on top of the sweeper body and his right arm on the conveyor belt and his head sticking out of the closing surfaces of the hopper.

Keywords: HOPPER DOOR, CRUSHED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315141655			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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