Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94180.015 - Employee is crushed by sand in hopper

Accident Summary Nr: 94180.015 -- Report ID: 0950653 -- Event Date: 03/21/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1219925.015	03/22/2017		327320	Hi-Grade Materials Co

Abstract: At 6:15 a.m. on March 21, 2017, Employee #1 was working inside the grizzly hopper, removing bolts on the skirt rubber. The bulldozer operator did not know that he was inside and began pushing sand into the open hopper, covering the employee from his neck down and pinning him on the conveyor belt. The employee could not be extracted for approximately 2 hours, causing breathing and lung issues from the weight of the sand on his chest.

Keywords: Bulldozer, Conveyor Belt, Crushed, Flowing Material, Hopper, Lockout/Tagout, Lung, Pinned, Sand

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1219925.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.