Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 4193.015 - Employee is fatally crushed by an auger in a salt spreading

Accident Summary Nr: 4193.015 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 12/12/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110426.015	12/19/2011		541320	Quality Scapes, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on December 12, 2011, Employee #1 was working alone removing rock salt from a spreader device located on the back of a truck. Employee #1 was standing on the ground using a small crow bar to push material down through the auger section when his clothes became caught in the moving mechanism and the employee was pulled into the salt spreader (Buyers Tailgate Spreader Model #924, Serial #5117). There were no witnesses to the accident. The medical examiner's report states that Employee #1 died as a result of ligature strangulation.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Auger, Caught In

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	110426.015	26	M	Fatality

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