Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201522760 - Employee Is Crushed And Killed Between Wall And Door

Accident Summary Nr: 201522760 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 05/21/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123157026	05/21/2006	4953	562213	Covanta Projects Of Wallingford, L.P.

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing on top of a hopper lid door and was crushed against the wall when the hopper lid door opened. Employee #1 suffered asphyxia and was killed.

Keywords: asphyxiated, wall, machine operator, caught between, crushed, hopper

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123157026			Fatality	Asphyxia	Excavating and loading machine operators

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