Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 134907.015 - Falling excavator bucket strikes employee causing fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 134907.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 02/11/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1525927.015	04/19/2021		238910	Grizzly Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on February 11, 2021, Employee #1 was working for a site preparation contractor. Employee #1 was installing a water pipe. A coworker was operating an excavator. The bucket of the excavator was not attached to the coupler properly which caused the bucket to detach and fall from the boom. The bucket struck Employee #1 causing skull and rib fractures. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Boom, Bucket , Couplings, Excavation, Excavator, Falling Object, Fracture, Installing, Rib, Skull, Struck By, Water, Water Pipe

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1525927.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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