Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 87272.015 - Employee is crushed and killed by equipment

Accident Summary Nr: 87272.015 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 07/28/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1165855.015	07/29/2016		811310	Mertens Heavy Equipment Repair Llc

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on July 28, 2016, an employee was putting on a valve stem cap on tire of a disc farming tool when the tire raised up crushing the employee between the tire and the frame of the disc. The employee was killed from contusions to the chest.

Keywords: Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Chest, Crushed

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1165855.015	62	M	Fatality		Heavy equipment mechanics

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