Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14557193 - Employee killed when crushed between Caterpillar and stump

Accident Summary Nr: 14557193 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 07/02/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14964316	07/26/1984	1611	0	Kent Nickols Construction

Abstract: At approximately 6:00 p.m. on July 3, 1984, Employee #1, age 18, and coworkers were skidding stumps to fill an area in a road under construction. The Caterpillar driver was pushing stumps forward while simultaneously pulling one large stump with a chain. A coworker needed to unlock the chain from a stump in front. After several unsuccessful attempts to unhook the chain, he motioned the driver to move back a bit. As he did so, Employee #1 apparently became caught between the rear of the Caterpillar and the stump that was being pulled. He was crushed and killed. It was later determined that Employee #1's ribs punctured his lungs, causing them to fill with blood.

Keywords: LUNG, TREE STUMPING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, BACKING UP, INATTENTION, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14964316			Fatality	Puncture	Physicists and astronomers

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