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Accident Summary Nr: 200555746 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed by Excavator

Accident Summary Nr: 200555746 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 07/29/2009
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
31302486107/30/20091623237110Bld Services, Llc

Abstract: On July 29, 2009, Employee #1 was attaching a chain to a pump unit that was to be lifted by an excavator. The excavator operator, attempting to avoid hitting vehicles on the road side, did not see Employee #1 and struck him with the excavator bucket, pinning Employee #1 between the pump and bucket. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, EXCAVATOR, INATTENTION
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Highway, road, street Maintenance or repair $500,000 to $1,000,000 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 313024861 Fatality Other Construction laborers Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Trenching, installing pipe
Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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