Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201273158 - Employee Is Struck and Killed by Log

Accident Summary Nr: 201273158 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 06/15/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315509760	06/17/2011	0783	561730	Stafford Development & Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on June 15, 2011, an employee walked into a work area where tree debris was being cleared. A log weighing 455 pounds, 13 feet long struck the log was being moved by the thumb bucket of an excavator which in turn struck the employee in chest, killing him. There were no signal person assigned or safety barriers set up near the view of the swing radius area for the swing pattern of the excavator.

Keywords: CHEST, EXCAVATION, TREE, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315509760			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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