Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201353257 - Employee Dies after Being Struck in Head by Excavator

Accident Summary Nr: 201353257 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 11/19/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310028964	11/21/2006	1799	237990	Kadell Industries, Inc.

Abstract: On November 6, 2006, Employee #1 was a member of a crew that was driving sheet metal into the ground to create a sea wall. They were using a Link-Belt excavator, Model Number 210LX, to lift the vibratory head from the truck bed. Employee #1 was standing on a step ladder which was in the truck bed, connecting the shackles and sling from the bucket of the Excavator to the vibratory head. The excavator operator became distracted and inadvertently leaned against the control lever that caused the excavator boom and bucket to lower. Employee #1 was injured when he was struck in the head by the bucket. He was hospitalized for skull fractures, contusions and lacerations of his brain. He died on November 18, 2006.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, LACERATION, SKULL, TRUCK, EXCAVATOR, STRUCK BY, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Shoreline development, dam, reservoir		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310028964			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Seawall construction, riprap placement Fatality Cause: Unloading-loading equipment/material (except by cr

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