Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 83685.015 - Employee is struck and killed by an excavator

Accident Summary Nr: 83685.015 -- Report ID: 0453720 -- Event Date: 03/08/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1132459.015	03/09/2016	1623	237110	129542 - Tetra Tech Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 4:07 p.m. on March 8, 2016, an employee and coworkers were laying storm drain pipes along the south bound lane of Highway 220 in Summerfield. The workers were in a trench, with the excavator operator in the Cat 330CL excavator. The employee exited the trench for unknown reasons and was standing by a trench roller when the excavator pivoted and struck the employee against the roller. Tt was unclear at that time whether the employee was struck by the bucket or the superstructure of the excavator. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Excavator, Struck By, Trench

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1132459.015	28	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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