Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 81126.015 - Employee is struck by falling wood mats and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 81126.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 11/17/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1106618.015	11/18/2015		238910	Babineaux Construction, Llc

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on November 17, 2015, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a construction company, were engaged in site clearing for a pipeline construction project. Employee #1 was standing near a trailer as Coworker #1 operated an excavator. Coworker #1 was using the claws of the excavator to place heavy wood mats onto the trailer. Each wood mat measured 8 inches thick by 4 inches wide by 18 feet long and weighed 3,000 pounds. The wood mats fell from the excavator claws and struck Employee #1. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: Construction, Excavation, Excavator, Falling Object, Installing, Material Handling, Pipeline, Struck By, Wood Slab

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1106618.015	30	M	Fatality		Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause:

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