Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 165276.015 - Employee is killed when crushed by excavator bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 165276.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 03/21/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1737338.015	03/22/2024		238910	Jeffery Dice

Abstract: At 6:15 p.m. on March 21, 2024, an employee was unhooking a chain from equipment. The employee placed his body between the excavator and demolished boiler to unhook tow chains. The excavator bucket crushed his head, and he was killed.

Keywords: Boiler, Chain, Crushed, Excavator, Falling Object, Head, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1737338.015	22	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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