Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 92453.015 - Employee struck by excavator bucket is killed.

Accident Summary Nr: 92453.015 -- Report ID: 0625500 -- Event Date: 01/23/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1205149.015	01/23/2017		237110	Step It Up Construction

Abstract: At about 11:00 a.m. on January 23, 2017, Employee #1 and a co-worker were spreading 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		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1205149.015	19	F	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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