Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202334546 - Employee Crushed by Equipment

Accident Summary Nr: 202334546 -- Report ID: 0253420 -- Event Date: 08/22/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315251512	08/22/2012	8744	561210	New Jersey Transit Heavy Rail

Abstract: On August 22, 2012, Employee #1 was performing routine maintenance on a Knox Kershaw Double Broom KDB6000, serial number 60000908, and discovered that the broom had a leaking hydraulic hose. He raised the broom, went under it, removed the hydraulic hose, and the broom came down on top of him, crushing him. It was determined that Employee #1 did not use the manufacturer's safety features for locking out the broom prior to removing the hose.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, INADEQUATE MAINT, HYDRAULIC FLUID, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, RESTRAINING DEVICE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315251512			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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