Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201450103 - Employee killed when caught and pulled into hoist drum

Accident Summary Nr: 201450103 -- Report ID: 0418500 -- Event Date: 03/11/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301110292	03/16/2000	1629	0	Southern Dredging Co., Inc.

Abstract: A team of dredging employees was changing the line on a hoist drum. Employee #1's pants leg became caught in the hoist line and he was pulled under and around the hoist drum. Employee #1 sustained fatal injuries and died within the next 20-30 minutes.

Keywords: DRUM HOIST, FRACTURE, ASPHYXIATED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, VERTEBRA

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Shoreline development, dam, reservoir		Other		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301110292			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Dredging Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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