Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 172860.015 - Employee is struck by falling steel guard and sustains fatal

Accident Summary Nr: 172860.015 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 12/19/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1794689.015	12/19/2024		238910	Custom Trench Inc

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on December 19, 2024, Employee #1 was sitting on a trailer where heavy equipment was loaded onto the trailer bed. While seated, a steel guard from an excavation trencher slipped off a counterweight and struck him in the head. Employee #1 sustained a skull fracture and a deep head laceration, killing him.

Keywords: Brain, Excavation, Excavator, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Flatbed Trailer, Fracture, Guard, Head, Laceration, Semi Tractor Trailer, Skull, Slip, Steel, Struck Against, Struck By, Tractor Trailer, Trailer, Trailer Truck, Traumatic Brain Injury, Trench

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1794689.015	54	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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