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Accident Summary Nr: 55410.015 - Employee Is Struck By Excavator Bucket And Dies At The Hospi

Accident Summary Nr: 55410.015 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 11/21/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
950943.015	12/04/2013		237110	Advance Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:15 a.m. on November 21, 2013, Employee #1 and a crew were working on a project that involved the installation of a 30 in. PVC sanitation sewer pipe. The employees were engaged in the preparation of bedding for the pipe that was being installed, working in a trench at a depth of approximately 18 ft. Employee #1 signaled an excavator operator to remove some gravel. The excavator operator lost sight of Employee #1 and crushed him between the excavators 5 ft wide bucket and the pipe. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital where he died on December 3, 2013 because of numerous internal injuries, including a crushed pelvis, displaced bladder and internal bleeding.

Keywords: Caught Between, Crushed, Excavator, Pelvis, Pipe, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	950943.015	31	M	Fatality		Pipelayer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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