Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201360849 - Employee killed when struck by teeth of trencher excavator

Accident Summary Nr: 201360849 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 05/20/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302392121	05/21/1999	1794	0	Diversified Utility Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On May 20, 1999, Employee #1 was assisting a project superintendent by handing a length of water pipe over the top roll bar of an operating Ditch Witch trenching machine. Employee #1 moved behind the trencher and jumped across the shallow open excavation. The trench side wall collapsed, he was caught, pulled into the bottom of the trench, and struck by the digging teeth of the trencher excavator. Employee #1 sustained fatal injuries.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, WALL, COLLAPSE, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, WATER PIPE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		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	302392121			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	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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