Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171280.015 - Employee is killed when crushed by excavator bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 171280.015 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 10/22/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1783604.015	10/23/2024		237110	R & R Water And Sewer Excavating Llc

Abstract: At 1:22 p.m. on October 22, 2024, Employee #1 was working to determine the pitch of a storm water pipe. An excavator operator unintentionally activated the controls, causing the bucket to drop and strike Employee #1. The employee was crushed by the bucket and sustained fatal injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Crushed, Excavation, Excavator, Pipe, Struck By, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1783604.015	26	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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