Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201353067 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed by Excavator

Accident Summary Nr: 201353067 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 04/13/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308437367	04/14/2006	1731	238210	American Site & Utilities Inc.

Abstract: On April 13, 2006, a worker, operating a Komatsu PC300LC Hydraulic Excavator with a rotating superstructure, was digging a hole for an in-ground concrete electrical box. Employee #1 and other coworkers were waiting nearby to install the box. The excavator was parked near the concrete box. When the excavator swung around to dump a load of dirt, Employee #1, for some reason, walked between the excavator and the box. The rear of the excavator struck Employee #1 and crushed him against the concrete box. Employee #1 sustained blunt force trauma to his chest and abdomen. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, EXCAVATOR, STRUCK BY

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	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308437367			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	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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