OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221608276

MILESTONE CONTRACTORS L.P.

GOSHEN, IN— 2023-10-13T00:00:00

Event: Auger, Auger Mechanism, Blunt force trauma, Caught In, Clavicle, Concrete, Concrete Mixer, Concrete Pavement, Concrete Surface, Construction, Fracture, Head, Laceration, Lung, Neck, Power Washer, Pressure Wash, Rib, Road Paving, Traumatic
NAICS: 237310
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347034100
Employer profile: MILESTONE CONTRACTORS L.P.
Summary number: 221608276
Report ID: 0551800
Project type: E
Construction end-use: I

Event description

Employee suffers fatality from getting caught in rotating au

Investigation abstract

At 2:57 pm, on October 13, 2023, Employee #1 was by a highway construction contractor. Employee #1 was engaged in the task of cleaning a Concrete Placer/Spreader. Employee #1 was utilizing a power washer, and the augers of the Concrete Placer were moving, as was normal practice for the task of cleaning this machine. Employee #1 was on the ground near the machine when he got caught in the moving augers. This incident led to the fatality of Employee #1 from multiple blunt force injuries. Injuries included head, neck, rib fractures, lung lacerations, and a clavicle fracture.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 49 M

Event type
2

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