Accident Report Detail

Accident: 201562840 - Employee'S Body Is Caught In Asphalt Machine, Dies

**Accident: 201562840 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 11/27/2012**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
315881193	11/27/2012	1611	Diamond S Company

On November 27, 2012, Employee #1 was operating an asphalt-pulverizing machine. The employee's work clothing zipper was caught in the asphalt-pulverizing machine pulling his body into the squeeze point action of the machine. Employee #1 was amputated from the abdominal point of his body. The employee was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: clothing, abdomen, amputated, machine operator, caught by, point of operation, asphalt

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Pipeline		Maintenance or repair		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	315881193			Fatality	Amputation	Construction laborers	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Excavation FatCause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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