Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201982618 - Employee killed when he fell into concrete paver auger

Accident Summary Nr: 201982618 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 07/17/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304662349	07/17/2001	1771	0	Wheeler Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On July 17, 2001, Employee #1 was cleaning an Easi-Pour Concrete Slip Form Paver with an air hammer. Employee #1 pulled the air hose attached to the air hammer, which engaged around two levers that activated the paver, causing it to move forward. This also activated the auger where Employee #1 had been standing while performing the cleaning. Employee #1's legs were wrapped around the auger from behind his legs up to his knees, fatally crushing him.

Keywords: CRUSHED, AIR HOSE, AUGER, CONTUSION, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304662349			Fatality	Other	Machine operators, not specified	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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