Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 579334 - Employee struck and killed by auger

Accident Summary Nr: 579334 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 01/26/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102533627	02/01/1995	1794	0	Cee Jay Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a horizontal boring machine inside a trench excavation that measured 16 feet deep, 10 1/2 feet wide, and 36 feet long. He was boring a 36-inch diameter pipeline with a 20-foot auger inside a steel casing. The auger bit jammed inside the casing and the force vibrated down the auger to the boring machine, causing it to flip off the track and push Employee #1 against the trench wall. The torque of the horizontal borer pushed Employee #1 against the wall with such massive force that it caused internal injuries from which he died.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, JAMMED, VIBRATIONS, AUGER, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102533627			Fatality	Dislocation	Drillers, earth

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