Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200980969 - Employee Is Decapitated by Chain/rope Sling

Accident Summary Nr: 200980969 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 06/09/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312199193	06/11/2008	1799	238990	Washburn Fencing Inc

Abstract: On June 9, 2008, Employee #1 was apparently decapitated and killed, when he was struck in the head by a chain/rope sling that broke while trying to tow a stuck bulldozer out of a river.

Keywords: CHAIN, HEAD, AMPUTATED, ROPE, BULLDOZER, DECAPITATED, TOWED EQUIPMENT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312199193			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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