Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202368726 - Employee Is Crushed And Killed In Rotating Blades
Accident: 202368726 -- Report ID: 1055330 -- Event Date: 02/14/2011 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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314733379 | 02/15/2011 | 9512 | Dnr Olympic Region | ||||
On February 14, 2011, an employee, a heavy equipment operator, was caught in the rotating blade of a brush cutting machine head that was attached to a Cat excavator. The cutting head framework was resting on the ground and the blade had not stopped rotating when the employee tried to pull a limb out. The employee was sucked or dragged into the rotating blade and crushed between the framework and the blade. The employee was killed. | |||||||
Keywords:
fracture, head, rotating knife, equipment operator, earthmoving equip, crushed, excavator, struck by
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 314733379 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported |