Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200358992 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Excavator Bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 200358992 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 01/15/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314875774	01/15/2011	1623	237110	Devere Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: On January 15, 2011, Employee #1, a construction laborer, was either inside or in the process of climbing out of a 6 ft diameter extended base manhole. He was removing some materials. The employer was staging manholes for a road project and cleaning up the area. The excavator operator inadvertently swung the bucket after releasing the safety lock and either struck the employee or the manhole causing him to fall inside the manhole. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, EXCAVATOR, FALL, STRUCK BY, ROAD PAVING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314875774			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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