Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 75690.015 - Employee Struck By Broken Tow Chain and Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 75690.015 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 04/11/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1053578.015	04/13/2015		238110	Gehring Construction And Ready Mix Concrete, Inc.

Abstract: 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 diameter chain fed through the tow coupler and looped against itself to the stranded truck. 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 round 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 the 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 scene by responding emergency personnel.

Keywords: Broken Chain, Construction vehicle, Front End Loader, Struck By, Towed Equipment

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000	0	0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1053578.015	26	M	Fatality		Equipment Operator: Heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause:

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