Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109602.015 - Two employees fractures legs when crushed by falling excavat

Accident Summary Nr: 109602.015 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 07/26/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1334308.015	07/27/2018		238910	Stampede Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On July 26, 2018, Employees #1 and #2 and a coworker, employed by a construction company, were working at an excavation site associated with power transmission lines. Employees #1 and #2 were laying pea gravel and grading the 5.4 feet deep excavation in preparation for the installation of an electrical vault. They exited the excavation, and then their coworker operated an excavator and finished removing excess pea gravel with the 1.27 cubic foot bucket. The coworker raised the bucket out of the excavation and halted it approximately 5 feet above surface level. Employees #1 and #2 went back down into the excavation to level the remaining pea gravel. The excavator bucket disconnected from the Wedgelock fully automatic quick coupler due to a failure of the I-Lock Safety Knuckle. The bucket dropped 5 feet, hit the top edge of the excavation, and rolled into the excavation and onto the two employees. Emergency services transported the employees to the hospital, where they were admitted. Employee #1 required treatment for a fractured right leg, and Employee #2 required treatment for a fractured left leg.

Keywords: Bucket , Construction, Construction vehicle, Crushed, Equipment Failure, Excavation, Excavator, Falling Object, Fracture, Leg, Power Lines, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1334308.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:
2	1334308.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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