Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201371069 - Employee Is Caught Between Truck and Excavator and Later Die

Accident Summary Nr: 201371069 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 07/18/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307921189	07/18/2006	1794	238910	Linde Enterprises Inc

Abstract: Employees were using a Bobcat excavator to open a 34-in. deep excavation across a city street. The operator was looking at his work and a witness was walking on the sidewalk, toward the area. Employee #1 was behind the excavator, according to witnesses. Employee #1 was the driver of the dump truck. Witnesses reported Employee #1 was attempting to walk between a Bobcat Model Number 341 excavator and a dump truck when the Bobcat superstructure rotated, pinning Employee #1 between the Bobcat and the dump truck. The space between the Bobcat superstructure and the truck was 2 in. at that point. Employee #1 sustained crushing internal injuries and was taken to the hospital where he died on July 27, 2006.

Keywords: CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TRUCK, EXCAVATOR, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307921189			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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