Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 106533.015 - Employee is struck as excavator backs up and shoulder is fra

Accident Summary Nr: 106533.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 03/21/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1308648.015	03/29/2018		238910	G & F Concrete Cutting Inc

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on March 29, 2018, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by an excavation company, were performing trenching operations at the site of a new multifamily residential building. The coworker was operating a mini-excavator and digging a 3-foot deep trench 2 to 3 feet away from the building. Employee #1 was acting as the equipment operator's spotter. After completing work in one area, Employee #1 asked the coworker to reposition the excavator. The coworker began to back up the excavator, and it struck Employee #1, pinning him between the equipment and the building. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured shoulder and a sprained hip.

Keywords: Building, Caught Between, Equipment Operator, Excavation, Excavator, Fracture, Hip, Pinned, Residential Construction, Shoulder

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1308648.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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