Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 117007.015 - Employee is killed when pinned under excavator bucket
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1403038.015 | 05/10/2019 | 237110 | S & P Liner, Llc |
Abstract: At 4:15 a.m. on May 7, 2019, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a sewer line repair company, were engaged in the installation of a 60-inch resin-impregnated liner (felt tube). The coworker was operating a Komatsu hydraulic excavator and lifting the liner when the hydraulic hose blew. Employee #1, who was standing 7 feet outside of the work zone, was struck and pinned by the excavator bucket. Employee #1 was killed.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1403038.015 | 22 | M | Fatality | Machine operators, not specified |