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Accident Summary Nr: 123078.015 - Employee, crushed between lift and trencher, is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 123078.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 01/08/2020
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1455021.01501/09/2020238210Jrh Electric Company Llc

Abstract: At 8:20 a.m. on January 8, 2020, Employee #1 and a coworker were moving equipment down an alley as part of a residential renovation project. Employee #1 was operating a Ditch Witch trencher and his coworker was operating an aerial lift behind Employee #1. The aerial lift rear-ended the trencher, and Employee #1 sustained internal crushing injuries and was killed.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Caught Between, Crushed, Equipment Operator, Pinned, Repair, Residential Construction, Struck By, Torso, Trench Digger
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling Alteration or rehabilitation   0 0 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1455021.015 52 M Fatality Electrical and electronic engineers Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Trenching, installing pipe
Fatality Cause:

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