Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200710408 - Employee killed when caught in boring machine

Accident Summary Nr: 200710408 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 12/18/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300517505	01/20/1998	1799	0	Housley Communications, Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was a self-employed subcontractor for Housley Communications, Inc. On December 18, 1997, he was conducting boring operations for an underground communications cable installation when he became entangled in the bore rods of the boring machine. Employee #1 sustained severe injuries, from which he died on December 25, 1997.

Keywords: INSTALLING, CABLE TV WORK, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, BORING MACHINE, ENTANGLED, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300517505			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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