Accident Report Detail

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 Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1777784.015	09/24/2024	1611	237310	317737921 - 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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