Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 85760.015 - Employee is killed when crushed by excavator
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1152256.015 | 06/03/2016 | 237120 | Welded Construction L.P. |
Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on On June 3, 2016 an employee sustained fatal injuries to the chest and abdomen. The employee was assisting an excavator operator by sliding a pipe cover over a pipe to protect it from falling rocks and dirt. As the employee moved the cover, the Caterpillar excavator turned and crushed the employee between the pipe and the excavator.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Pipeline | New project or new addition | X |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 1152256.015 | 29 | M | Fatality | Operating engineers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: |