Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201792157 - Employee #1 pushed into a pit by outrigger

Accident Summary Nr: 201792157 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 05/27/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126129170	05/27/1999	4941	0	Metropolitan Water District Of Southern California

Abstract: At approximately 10:15 a.m. on May 27, 1999, Employee #1 was completing the final cut when he apparently got swept by the outrigger, pushed into the pit, and wedged between the outriggers and the machine column. Employee #1's cries for help were immediately answered by coworkers working in the vicinity. The paramedics airlifted Employee #1 to Cedar-Sinai Hospital, where he later died from his injuries while in surgery.

Keywords: DIE, LATHE, OUTRIGGER, COLUMN, CAUGHT BETWEEN, PIT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126129170			Fatality	Other	Lathe and turning machine operators

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