Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142964.015 - Employee is struck and killed by excavator bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 142964.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 01/19/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1573294.015	01/19/2022		237310	Panhandle Grading & Paving, Inc

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on January 19, 2022, an employee disconnected a chain hook from a concrete storm drainage pipe that was lowered into a dump truck bed by a coworker operating an excavator to move the pipe. The employee was in the rear inside portion of the bed as the coworker leaned out of the cab to attempt to get a better view of the employee. The operator had the engine at idle and contacted a control lever that caused the excavator bucket to move and pin the employee between the dump truck bed and the bucket. The employee was crushed and was killed by the internal injuries received.

Keywords: Bucket , Caught Between, Concrete Pipe, Contact, Control Lever, Crushed, Drain Pipe, Dump Truck Bed, Excavator, Internal Injuries, Pinned, Press Operator, Storm, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1573294.015	30	M	Fatality		Pipelayer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause:

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