Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 768630 - CONST. WORKER KILLED WHEN CAUGHT IN TEETH OF DITCH DIGGER

Accident Summary Nr: 768630 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 12/03/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100717347	12/03/1987	1611	0	L. H. Lacy Company

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IN A TRENCH, WORKING CLOSE BEHIND A DITCH DIGGER (DITCH WITCH). HE PLACED HIS FOOT TOO CLOSE TO THE TEETH ON THE DIGGER AND WAS CAUGHT AND PULLED INTO THE ROTATING DIGGER TEETH. HE WAS KILLED.

Keywords: DITCH, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH DIGGER, FOOT, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100717347			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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