Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202483756 - Worker Is Killed after Being Pinned by Excavator

Accident Summary Nr: 202483756 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 01/29/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313033920	01/29/2009	1623	237110	Indian River Industrial Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: On January 29, 2009, Employee #1, of Indian River Industrial Contractors Inc., was working on a sewer installation construction project. He was in a sewer line trench placing a sling around a vault to be lifted with an excavator. When he was in the trench, the excavator shifted pinning Employee #1 between the excavator bucket arm and the vault. Employee #1 died from his injuries.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, EXCAVATOR, SLING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000		5	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313033920			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Other

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