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Accident: 126302.015 - Employee Is Killed When Road Widener Falls From Jack And Cru

Accident: 126302.015 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 05/15/2020
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
1475799.01505/18/20201611111007 - E - B Paving Incorporated
At 12:00 a.m. on May 15, 2020, an employee used a twenty ton air bottle jack to raise a Blaw-Knox Road Widener to conduct repairs underneath the equipment. The employee moved underneath the widener without using blocks, cribbing or chocks t o prevent movement. While under the widener, the jack kicked out and the widener fell onto the employee's head and was killed by crush injuries.
Keywords: blocks, chock, construction vehicle, crushed, falling object, head, jack, maintenance, struck by
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 1475799.015 26 M Fatality Occupation not reported

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