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Accident Summary Nr: 170468.015 - Employee is killed when crushed by falling manhole section

Accident Summary Nr: 170468.015 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 09/24/2024
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1777784.01509/24/20241611237310317737921 - Northwest Earthmovers Inc

Abstract: At 11:23 a.m. on September 24, 2024, Employee #1 was working inside a precast concrete manhole section that had been previously installed in an excavation. A second precast concrete manhole section, suspended above by rigging, came loose and fell approximately 9 feet. The falling load struck and fatally crushed the employee.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete, Crushed, Excavation, Fall, Falling Object, Manhole, Manhole Cover, Rigging, Struck Against, Struck By
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Highway, road, street New project or new addition $5,000,000 to $20,000,000 14 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1777784.015 30 M Fatality Helpers, surveyor Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet
Cause: Trenching, installing pipe
Fatality Cause:

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