Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 161436.015 - Employee in trench is killed when struck by excavator bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 161436.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 10/31/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1708596.015	10/31/2023		236210	Ahs Construction Company, Llc

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on October 31, 2023, an employee working for a construction contractor had entered a shallow trench. The employee was working between a prefabricated concrete manhole and an excavator bucket. The excavator bucket moved forward and struck the employee, killing him.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Bucket , Construction, Construction vehicle, Equipment Operator, Excavation, Excavator, Lack of Work Procedures, Residential Construction, Struck By, Torso, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1708596.015	26	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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