Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201370970 - Employee Is Pulled Into Auger and Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 201370970 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 11/30/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307917674	11/30/2005	1799	238990	M Mashurak Fence Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, the owner of a fence company, was operating a truck-mounted auger to dig a post hole for a fence gate. The area had been previously landscaped, and when the auger began rotating, the fabric used as a weed barrier under the mulch began to wrap around the auger. Employee #1 was standing in the landscaped area and was pulled into the auger, along with the landscape fabric. Both of his legs were amputated, and he was pronounced dead at the site.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, AUGER, FENCE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307917674			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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