Accident Report Detail

Accident: 92861.015 - Employee Struck By A Excavator'S Bucket And Is Killed

**Accident: 92861.015 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 01/11/2017**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1202664.015	01/11/2017	1081	317715438 - Ray E Wells Inc

At approximately 8:10 a.m. on January 11, 2017, a Kamatsu excavator had a hydrau lic line rupture, causing the bucket to drop on an employee striking the back of his head and neck. The employee suffered from blunt force trauma and was transp orted to the hospital, where he died.

Keywords: excavator, falling object, head, hydraulic line, neck, struck by

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Excavation, landfill							X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1202664.015	53	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage FatCause:

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