Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201280096 - Employee killed when crushed against compactor

Accident Summary Nr: 201280096 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 01/21/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300967833	01/22/1997	1623	0	P. R., Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 6:30 p.m. on January 21, 1997, Employee #1 was pushing a small earth compactor inside the scoop of a pan scraper. The compactor rolled backward, and Employee #1 became caught between the top of the compactor and the bar of the pan scraper. He was killed. Causal factors in this accident included poor illumination and a lack of awareness of the surroundings.

Keywords: ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LIGHTING, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, INATTENTION, POOR VISIBILITY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	25	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300967833			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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