Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101822.015 - Employee is struck by excavator and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 101822.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 12/28/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1285536.015	12/28/2017		237120	Pipeline Systems, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on December 28, 2017, an employee was standing outside his truck while putting on his personal protective equipment when he was caught between his truck and an excavator. The excavator was carrying a section of pipe up a hill and started to slide downhill at an angle going towards the employee's truck. The employee was struck by the pipeline before the excavator struck the truck and he fell to the ground. The employee was killed at the scene from crushing injuries.

Keywords: Caught Between, Crushed, Excavator, Pipe, Pipeline, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1285536.015	44	M	Fatality		Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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