Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201280963 - Employee killed when struck by loader bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 201280963 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 07/13/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303380745	07/13/2000	1711	0	Associated Pipeline, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and two coworkers were installing sewer pipes and shoveling debris in a 19 ft wide by 72 ft long by 11 to 14 ft deep trench that had a 50 degree slope on the eastern end. One coworker was a supervisor and excavator operator, and the second coworker was supplying Employee #1 with tools and pipe. The second coworker went to the southeastern part of the site to retrieve more pipe while the supervisor switched buckets on the loader, attaching a 54 in. wide bucket in place of the 36 in. bucket that had been in use. As the operator began to scoop soil from the top sides of the trench, the bucket fell off the loader and struck Employee #1. He sustained crushing injuries and was killed.

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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303380745			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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