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Accident Summary Nr: 114919.015 - Employee is struck by falling excavator buck in trench and r

Accident Summary Nr: 114919.015 -- Report ID: 0317300 -- Event Date: 02/15/2019
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1384691.01503/20/2019236115Milford Housing Development Corporation

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on February 15, 2019, an employee worked to grade a trench floor with dirt and gravel. At some point, the operator of an excavator (John Deere 350D) moved to place the boom over the trench box the employee stood in while in the trench. For an unspecified reason, the excavator bucket detached, fell and struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized to treat a leg fracture.

Keywords: Boom, Bucket , Excavation, Excavator, Falling Object, Fracture, Leg, Struck Against, Struck By, Trench, Trench Box
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling New project or new addition   0 0

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1384691.015 26 M Hospitalized injury Equipment Operator: Heavy Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Trenching, installing pipe
Fatality Cause:

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