Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201881232 - Employee killed when struck by falling excavator bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 201881232 -- Report ID: 0253630 -- Event Date: 08/22/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306915653	08/22/2007	1611	237310	Collins Tn Dpw Fatality 2007

Abstract: On August 22, 2007, Employee #1, a mechanic, and three coworkers were using an excavator bucket to vertically push in railroad tracks. The first piece of track went in easily, but they were having a hard time with the second one. They decided to try using the excavator bucket to tap on the rail, and two of the coworkers backed off the rail. Employee #1 and the other coworker continued to hold the rail in place. When the bucket lifted up from the rail, it twisted off its bracket, fell, and struck both workers on the head. Employee #1 was killed. The coworker was transported to the hospital, where he was treated and released.

Keywords: HEAD, INSTALLING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, BACKHOE BUCKET

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306915653			Fatality	Concussion	Helpers, mechanics and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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