Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 152881.015 - Employee is killed when struck by excavator bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 152881.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 01/12/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1643747.015	01/13/2023		532490	Bihm Equipment Co Inc

Abstract: At 3:45 p.m. on January 12, 2023, an employee was cleaning and performing general laborer duties while standing between two CAT 312E excavators. A coworker, operating one of the excavators, did not notice the employee swung the bucket of the excavator, striking the employee. The employee sustained closed head trauma and was killed.

Keywords: Bucket , Cleaning, Excavator, Head, Struck By, Traumatic

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1643747.015	54	F	Fatality

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