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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 NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1285536.01512/28/2017237120Pipeline 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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