Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 85499.015 - Worker is Crushed and Killed by Excavator Bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 85499.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 04/26/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1143299.015	04/27/2016		237110	Transamerican Underground, Lllp.

Abstract: At 1:51 a.m. on April 26, 2016, a worker was serving as a spotter for a coworker who was operating an excavator at a pipeline construction site. During operation, a rigid chain wrench located on top of a tool box that was resting on the equipment fell and became lodged up against the block of the excavators hydraulic hoses. The chain wrench measured 18 inches long and weighed 10 pounds. As the operator rotated the boom to return it to center, the worker attempted to remove the wrench from the hydraulic hose block. The wrench sheared approximately four hydraulic hose bolts, causing hydraulic fluid and oil to leak from the hoses. The leak resulted in hydraulic failure and the bucket crushed and killed the worker.

Keywords: Construction, Construction vehicle, Crushing, Equipment Failure, Leak, Pipeline

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	1143299.015	19	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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