Accident Report Detail
Accident: 125681.015 - One Worker Is Killed, Another Suffers Amputation, When Sling
Accident: 125681.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 04/27/2020 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1473335.015 | 04/27/2020 | Jimmy A Dunn Excavating Company, Inc. | |||||
At approximately 7:40 or 7:45 a.m. on April 27, 2020, two employees (Employee #1 and Employee #2) were working for an excavating company. They were assisting in the installation of a hydraulic cylinder into a dump bed truck trailer. They were connecting the hydraulic lines. The bed was held in an elevated position by a nylon strap attached to an excavator. As Employees #1 and #2 were connecting the hydraulic lines, the strap failed. The dump bed was released. It fell and struck both employees. Employee #1 suffered crushing injuries. He was killed. Employee #2 suffered a partial amputation of his right arm. He was hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
struck by, amputated, arm, caught between, falling object, equipment failure, installing, maintenance, lockout, hydraulic cylinder, dump truck bed, crushed, partial amputation, sling
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | ||
1 | 1473335.015 | 49 | M | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | ||
2 | 1473335.015 | 43 | M | Fatality | Other |