Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202476917 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by Falling Excavator Bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 202476917 -- Report ID: 0950636 -- Event Date: 06/24/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312664030	07/07/2010	1799	238990	R3 Contractors

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m., on June 24, 2010, Employee #1 and two coworkers were working at a construction site assisting in the grading and foundation poring phase of a storm drainage pipe installation project. While Employee #1 was working inside a benched excavation, that measured 7-8 feet deep, hammering metal stakes to tie a leveling string to, a Hitachi excavator, Model Number EX330LC, Serial Number RH 55213, was being utilized to dig the trench where the pipes were being laid. As the excavator's bucket was lifted about 10 feet from the ground, a malfunction occurred and the bucket fell. The bucket then rolled and pinned Employee #1 to the ground. Employee #1 was taken to Los Angeles County USC Hospital, where he was hospitalized and treated for a fractured shoulder, ribs, and spine.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHOULDER, SPINE, PINNED, RIB, UNSTABLE SURFACE, EXCAVATOR, STRUCK BY, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312664030			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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