Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201071008 - Employee killed when struck by falling loader bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 201071008 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 07/19/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310812250	07/19/2007	1542	236220	Straightline Engineering

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on July 19, 2007, Employee #1 and a coworker, of Straightline Engineering, were working inside an 11 ft open trench. Nearby, another coworker was using a quick-coupler to attach a bucket to the arm of a Link-Belt excavator that was parked alongside the excavation. The coworker was lifting and turning the excavator arm when the bucket came loose and fell into the excavation. The bucket struck Employee #1 in the chest, killing him.

Keywords: CHEST, EXCAVATION, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, LOADER, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		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	310812250			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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