Accident Report Detail

Accident: 202260717 - Employee Is Crushed Against Storage Door By Digging Machine

**Accident: 202260717 -- Report ID: 0257230 -- Event Date: 04/15/2005**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
308086719	04/20/2005	1623	Emeco Inc.

Employee #1 died at the steps of a storage trailer when a digging machine's brakes failed. Employee #1 was crushed against the door of the trailer.

Keywords: brake, equipment failure, crushed, excavator, trailer, storage area, door

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Pipeline		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	308086719			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Trenching, installing pipe FatCause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.

UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA