Accident Report Detail

Accident: 92453.015 - Employee Struck By Excavator Bucket Is Killed.

**Accident: 92453.015 -- Report ID: 0625500 -- Event Date: 01/23/2017**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1205149.015	01/23/2017		Step It Up Construction

At about 11:00 a.m. on January 23, 2017, Employee #1 and a co-worker were spread ing out gravel with shovels inside an excavation that was over 15 feet in depth. The excavator operator believed the two workers were out of the excavation when he lowered the digger/bucket into it, striking Employee #1 on the head with the bucket. Employee #1 was crushed and killed.

Keywords: crushing, digger/derrick, excavator, struck by, trench

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1205149.015	19	F	Fatality		Construction laborers	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Trenching, installing pipe FatCause:

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