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Accident: 75690.015 - Employee Struck By Broken Tow Chain And Is Killed
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1053578.015 | 04/13/2015 | Gehring Construction And Ready Mix Concrete, Inc. |
At approximately 9:00 a.m. on April 11, 2015, an employee was towing a stranded 2003 Kenworth Concrete Mixer Truck, VIN# 1NKWL0EX73J893708, using a Caterpillar CAT 928H Front End Loader. The employee attached a 2-foot section of .5 diamete r chain fed through the tow coupler and looped against itself to the stranded tr uck. After 45 minutes of towing, the tow chain broke sending the D-ring and tow rope flying towards the loader. The D-ring of the tow rope struck the 6-inch ro und exhaust pipe of the CAT 928H loader deflecting it toward the employees cab. The D-ring broke through the rear window, struck the employee in the back of th e head, and punched through their head and the windshield before finally coming to rest near the bucket of the loader. The employee was pronounced dead on scen e by responding emergency personnel.
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other building | Other | Under $50,000 | 0 | 0 | X | ||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1053578.015 | 26 | M | Fatality | Equipment Operator: Heavy | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks FatCause: |