Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201400835 - Employee killed when caught between excavator and truck gate

Accident Summary Nr: 201400835 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 06/21/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124962184	06/23/1997	1794	0	Lawrence M Clarke Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 became caught between a Link Belt track excavator and the tailgate of his truck. He was crushed and killed.

Keywords: TAILGATE, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TRUCK, EXCAVATOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	124962184			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	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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