Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 61352.015 - Employee crushed by a manhole frame is killed
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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975589.015 | 05/05/2014 | 237110 | Guyer Brothers Incorporated |
Abstract: At 2:15 p.m. on May 5, 2014, an employee was installing 8" sewer lines and a manhole frame. The chain attached to the manhole frame was being released and the excavator was moving. The chain got caught on the riser of the manhole frame and slid off, crushing the employee between the manhole frame and the wall of the excavation thus killing the employee.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 975589.015 | 31 | M | Fatality | Laborers, except construction | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: |