Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200460244 - Employee's legs amputated by rock crusher

Accident Summary Nr: 200460244 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 05/12/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116301433	05/15/1998	1629	0	P. Gioioso & Sons, Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a Cedarapids portable crushing and screening plant. The operator of a Parker portable rock crusher plant saw him climbing onto the rollercone where the crushing head was located. He was apparently trying to clear a bridge that had occurred during the run when he fell into the rollercone crusher. Both of his legs became caught in the rotating head and were amputated below the knees.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, ROCK CRUSHER, CONSTRUCTION, ROLLER--MACH/PART, FALL, MECH MAT HANDLING, BRIDGED MATERIAL, LEG, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	116301433			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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