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Accident Summary Nr: 127939.015 - Employee Is Pinned To Bridge Guardrail And Is Killed
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1484534.015 | 07/21/2020 | 237310 | Gregori Construction Inc. |
Abstract: At 7:40 a.m. on July 20, 2020, Employee #1 was working as part of a group of thr ee employees to clean an area south of a bridge. A coworker was operating an ex cavator (Komatsu model PC170LS-10) to pick up a fallen tree limb. At some point, Employee #1 walked within the swing radius of the excavator between the excavat or and bridge guardrail as the coworker began to turn the excavator to pick up t he limb. The excavator counterweight pinned Employee #1 to the bridge guardrail and caused crushing, blunt force trauma injuries to Employee #1's lower torso an d killed Employee #1.
Keywords:
blunt force, blunt force trauma, bridge, counterbalance, crushing, excavator, guardrail, pinned, torso, tree limb
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge | Maintenance or repair | 0 | X | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1484534.015 | 26 | M | Fatality | Construction laborers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: |