Accident Report Detail

Accident: 200230555 - Employee Killed When Crushed By Falling Excavator Bucket

**Accident: 200230555 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 05/19/1999**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
302580410	05/19/1999	1794	Lurre Construction, Inc.

Employee #1, a pipe layer, was working in an excavation when an excavator operator swung his bucket over him. The bucket was connected by a quick coupler, which released, allowing the bucket to fall into the excavation. Employee #1 was crushed and killed.

Keywords: clearance, excavation, unsecured, loader bucket, work rules, crushed, excavator, struck by, falling object, mech malfunction

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	302580410			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Excavation FatCause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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