Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200751196 - Employee killed when struck by falling excavator bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 200751196 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 12/06/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112536867	12/06/2000	1794	0	Performance Site Management

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were working in trench as a loader was dumping gravel into it. To protect them from the gravel flying overhead, another coworker, operating a Komatsu PC400-5 Trac-hoe with an Esco bucket attached by a JB Hendrix coupler, positioned the empty bucket above their heads. The bucket fell off the excavator and struck Employee #1, killing him. The coworker was knocked aside, but did not sustain injuries.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, EXCAVATOR, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		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	112536867			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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