Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201481280 - Employee crushed between a hydraulic ram and drive track

Accident Summary Nr: 201481280 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 07/30/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119798296	07/30/1998	7699	0	Miller Track Service Dba Miller Track Service

Abstract: On July 30, 1998, Employee #1, a machinist, was killed when his head was crushed between the left hydraulic lifting ram of a 955L Caterpillar loader and the top of the drive track. The loader bucket was elevated between 12 inches and 18 inches without support. Employee #1 was in the process of doing service work on the track unit when the accident occurred. A slow leak in the loader bucket lifting cylinder (left side) caused the downward movement of the cylinder.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, MECHANIC, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, CONCUSSION, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119798296			Fatality	Concussion	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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