Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200690790 - Excavator Bucket Strikes and Kills Construction Worker

Accident Summary Nr: 200690790 -- Report ID: 0112600 -- Event Date: 01/25/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308351337	01/25/2006	1629	237990	Northern Construction Service Llc

Abstract: On January 25, 2006, a construction laborer was struck by an excavator bucket, when he leaned over the railing of a catwalk above a dam. An excavator was operating in close proximity to the laborer, positioning sandbags to divert water from the dam gate. As the bucket was being lowered, the laborer became caught between the bucket and the railing as the bucket dropped a sandbag into place. The laborer suffered a fractured neck and was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CATWALK, EXCAVATOR, NECK, STRUCK BY, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Shoreline development, dam, reservoir		Maintenance or repair		$250,000 to $500,000		10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308351337			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erection of coffer dams, caissons Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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