Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202136172 - Employee Is Killed When Caught Between Moving Equipment

Accident Summary Nr: 202136172 -- Report ID: 0253680 -- Event Date: 08/02/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316942077	08/05/2013	4953	562920	Oneida Herkimer Solid Waste Auth

Abstract: On August 2, 2013, Employee #1 was assisting with reconnecting a trash compactor and its canister at a recycling plant. The canister was not properly reattached to the trash compacter when it was emptied earlier in the day. Several employees were attempting to reconnect the two pieces. An employee motioned for a nearby loader operator to come and push the canister back in place. Employee #1 was caught in between the two pieces and his upper body was crushed, when the loader pushed the canister into the compactor. Employee #1 was killed onsite.

Keywords: EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CRUSHED, TRASH COMPACTOR, LOADER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316942077			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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