Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201051794 - Employee killed when crushed by paving machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201051794 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 11/12/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126065101	11/12/1998	1611	0	All American Asphalt

Abstract: At approximately 7:12 a.m. on November 12, 1998, Employee #1, an asphalt laborer, turned on a paving machine to warm up the asphalt before paving. His clothing, probably the vest, was caught by the toggle switch. As he turned, the toggle switch activated the extension arm of the paving machine and pinned Employee #1 against a crew truck crushing the lower part of his body. Employee #1 was hospitalized and later died.

Keywords: CLOTHING, FRACTURE, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, ASPHALT, ROAD PAVING

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126065101			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Other

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