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Accident: 114919.015 - Employee Is Struck By Falling Excavator Buck In Trench And R
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1384691.015 | 03/20/2019 | Milford Housing Development Corporation |
At 11:00 a.m. on February 15, 2019, an employee worked to grade a trench floor w ith dirt and gravel. At some point, the operator of an excavator (John Deere 350 D) moved to place the boom over the trench box the employee stood in while in th e trench. For an unspecified reason, the excavator bucket detached, fell and str uck the employee. The employee was hospitalized to treat a leg fracture.
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boom, bucket , excavation, excavator, falling object, fracture, leg, struck against, struck by, trench, trench box
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single family or duplex dwelling | New project or new addition | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1384691.015 | 26 | M | Hospitalized injury | Equipment Operator: Heavy | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Trenching, installing pipe FatCause: |