Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 128522.015 - Employee is killed when struck by excavator bucket
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1487677.015 | 08/11/2020 | 236220 | Bh, Inc |
Abstract: At 9:40 a.m. on August 11, 2020, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a construction company, were working on a pipeline construction project. Employee #1, a pipefitter, was in a trench and standing on the bell of a pipe. He was within the operating radius of an excavator operated by the coworker. The coworker, who was filling the trench with gravel to level its surface, extended the excavator bucket outward. The bucket struck Employee #1, who was pinned between the bucket and the spreader bar of the trench box. Employee #1 sustained crushing injuries and was killed.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Pipeline | New project or new addition | X |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 1487677.015 | 33 | M | Fatality | Construction Laborer | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: |