Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 145804.015 - Employee dies after being struck by mini excavator

Accident Summary Nr: 145804.015 -- Report ID: 0317300 -- Event Date: 04/15/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1592390.015	04/28/2022		238910	Sunnyfield Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on April 15, 2022, an employee was walking around the mini excavator to retrieve an item from the back of a truck. As the excavator reversed, the employee was struck, knocked to the ground, and driven onto. The excavator ran over the left leg, groin and then stomach. His coworker, the excavator operator, was directed to move the vehicle off the employee and pulled forward. The employee later died due to internal injuries and an infection.

Keywords: Backing Up, Construction vehicle, Excavator, Infection, Internal Injuries, Pedestrian, Run Over, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Other					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1592390.015	59	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause:

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