Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 89701.015 - Employee is killed when struck by a substructure.

Accident Summary Nr: 89701.015 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 10/14/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1184116.015	10/18/2016		327320	Midwest Mobile Mix Llc

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on October 14, 2016, an employee had released a ratchet strap that secured a substructure component of a conveyor system of a mobile concrete batch plant onto a flatbed trailer.The employee was standing on the ground in between two flatbed trailers when the substructure fell over, striking him and subsequently crushing him. The employee was killed from blunt force trauma to the head. The employee was wearing a hard hat. However, the substructure weighed between 640 lbs to 780 lbs.

Keywords: Crushing, Falling Object, Material Handling, Motor Vehicle, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck By, Trailer, Trailer Truck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1184116.015	52	M	Fatality		Equipment Operator: Heavy

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