Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301034443 - Poppelreiter Dozer & Dirt

Inspection Information - Office: Jackson Area Office

Inspection Nr: 301034443

Report ID: 0419400

Date Opened: 03/03/1998

Site Address:
Poppelreiter Dozer & Dirt
Rt 2 Box 284c
Guntown, MS 38849

Mailing Address:
Rt 1 Box 279a, Saltillo, MS 38866

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/03/1998

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/08/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101360667

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201360443

Event: 03/02/1998

Employee killed when crushed between heavy equipment

At about 12:30 p.m., Employee #2 was backing a trailer loaded with a backhoe alongside another trailer loaded with a dozer. Employee #1 was observed crossing in front of the truck backing the trailer loaded with the backhoe. Employee #1 then moved off to the right of the trailer. Employee #2 watched in the rearview mirror while backing alongside the other trailer when he suddenly saw Employee #1 up on the rear of the trailer. Employee #2 set the truck brakes and went back to see what the employee was doing on the rear of the trailer. He found Employee #1 caught between the rear wheel of the backhoe and the blade of the dozer. Employee #1 was hospitalized and later died from the crushing injuries he sustained.

Keywords: CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, BULLDOZER, BACKHOE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301034443			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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