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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 104756.015 - Employee Is Struck By Excavator Bucket And Fractures Leg

**Accident: 104756.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 04/12/2018**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1308943.015	04/17/2018		Teichert Construction

At 2:50 p.m. on April 12, 2018, Employee #1 and Coworker, employed by a construc tion company, were working at the site of a multifamily residential building pro ject. Employee #1 was inside a trench and guiding his coworker, who was operati ng an excavator. The excavator bucket fell on Employee #1's left leg. Emergenc y services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitte d, and treated for a leg fracture.

Keywords: excavation, excavator, falling object, fracture, leg, residential construction, struck by, trench

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition				9

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1308943.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Excavation FatCause:

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