Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 158628.015 - Employee is killed when crushed by concrete pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 158628.015 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 08/01/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1687696.015	08/01/2023		238910	Fischer Excavating, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:15 p.m. on August 1, 2023, an employee was returning to work from lunch, walking towards an excavator. There was a loader nearby that was parked, unattended, and off. The loader was equipped with forks and had a concrete pipe (48 inches in diameter) sitting on the forks for about an hour. The forks were down on the ground and level. The employee walked past the loader towards his excavator. The pipe rolled off the forks and pushed the employee towards the excavator. He was caught between the concrete pipe and the tracks of the excavator. The concrete pipe weighed approximately 8,400 pounds. The employee died due to crushing injuries to his chest and abdomen.

Keywords: Abdomen, Caught Between, Chest, Concrete Pipe, Crushed, Excavator, Falling Object, Forks, Loader, Struck By

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1687696.015	70	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause:

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