Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116491.015 - Employee dies after being crushed during drilling operation

Accident Summary Nr: 116491.015 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 05/21/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1403007.015	05/22/2019		238110	Illini Drilled Foundations, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on May 21, 2019, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a drilling company, were working to install bridge caissons for a decommissioned bridge. The coworker was operating a Caterpillar 330 BL Excavator, and Employee #1 was on the ground. Employee #1 was pinned and crushed between the excavator and a concrete Jersey barrier. Emergency services transported him to the hospital, where he died on May 23, 2019.

Keywords: Bridge, Caught Between, Concrete, Construction, Crushed, Drill, Drill Operator, Excavator, Installing, Pinned, Repair

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Alteration or rehabilitation			0	0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1403007.015	36	M	Fatality		Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erection of coffer dams, caissons Fatality Cause:

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