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Accident: 201450020 - Employee Killed When Struck By Excavator Bucket
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 301108585 | 05/02/1997 | 1629 | Earthscapes, Inc. |
After watching Employee #1 drive his Mack truck from the loading area, the operator of a Caterpillar excavator turned away from the truck and began to make another pile of dirt for the next load. While he was digging, the excavator bucket became entangled with a buried conduit containing communication wires. The coworker was moving the excavator arm and bucket clockwise to remove the conduit when the bucket struck Employee #1. For some reason, he had backed down into the area, left his truck cab, and was standing on the side of his truck when he was struck. Employee #1 suffered massive internal injuries and died at the hospital.
Keywords:
work rules, construction, earthmoving equip, excavator, struck by, communication, inattention, truck driver
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other heavy construction | Alteration or rehabilitation | $500,000 to $1,000,000 | X | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 301108585 | Fatality | Other | Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Site grading and rock removal FatCause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons |