Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 827246 - Employee killed when crushed between tractor and bridge beam

Accident Summary Nr: 827246 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 11/25/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104258330	11/28/1990	1611	0	Erixon Construction

Abstract: At 10:40 a.m. on November 25, 1990, Employee #1 was driving a tractor and pulling a compactor on the shoulder of a highway. Somehow, the rig became turned at right angles to the roadway and either the weight of the compactor pulled the tractor down the embankment or he backed down it. Employee #1 was crushed and killed when he became caught between a bridge beam and the tractor.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, BRIDGE COLUMN, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TRACTOR, HIGHWAY SHOULDER, TOWED EQUIPMENT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104258330			Fatality	Other	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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