Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201637485 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Boom

Accident Summary Nr: 201637485 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 01/08/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311692800	01/08/2008	5093	423930	North Creek Recycling Llc

Abstract: On January 8, 2008, Employee #1, a machine operator, was attempting to connect a chain to the bucket of a hydraulic excavator. The excavator operator's jacket caught the boom swing control, and Employee #1 was crushed between the excavator boom and the frame of a rock crusher. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: CLOTHING, BOOM, PINNED, ROCK CRUSHER, CONTROL LEVER, CRUSHED, EXCAVATOR, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311692800			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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