Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 200602993 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Excavator Bucket
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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307953877 | 06/23/2005 | 1611 | 237310 | Lone Star Infrastructure |
Abstract: On June 23, 2005, an employee was working in a trench. The bucket of a caterpillar excavator came loose and off the arm of the excavator, rolled into the trench and struck the employee on the back, crushing him against the sewer pipe and killing him.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Highway, road, street | New project or new addition | $20,000,000 and over | 13 | X |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 307953877 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile |