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Accident Summary Nr: 43784.015 - Employee struck-by excavator's counterweight, is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 43784.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 04/22/2013
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
902325.01504/22/2013237120Sunland Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:07 a.m. on April 22, 2013, an employee was picking up pieces of wood called skids to set under pipes waiting to be moved into the excavation. Loose skids were in proximity of the excavator, and the employee was walking towards the working excavator and stationary pipe. Employee #1 entered the swing area of a Komatsu PC310LC-10 hydraulic excavator and he couldn't hear the formen and spotter yelling at him to get out of the swing area. Employee #1 was caught between the excavator's counterweight and the staged piping. Employee #1 died at the scene from his injuries. The employee sustained crushing injuries of the chest and shoulder.

Keywords: Counterbalance, Excavation, Excavator, Pipe
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Excavation, landfill New project or new addition $20,000,000 and over 0 0 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 902325.015 27 M Fatality Excavating and loading machine operators

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