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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 119703.015 - Employee Is Struck And Killed By Excavator Bucket

**Accident: 119703.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 09/10/2019**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1429780.015	09/10/2019		Professional Site Development, Inc.

At 10:37 a.m. on September 10, 2019, an Employee was operating an excavator, con ducting a land clearing operation, for future residential construction. The Emp loyee connected a chain to the excavator's bucket to pull intertwined trees from the work site. The chain then dislodged from the excavator's bucket and tree a ssembly and caused the excavator bucket to rotate. The excavator bucket then st ruck and killed the Employee.

Keywords: bucket , chain, clearance, construction, construction vehicle, earthmoving equip, excavator, landscaper, residential construction, slip, struck by

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1429780.015	37	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Site clearing and grubbing FatCause:

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