Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 92861.015 - Employee struck by a excavator's bucket and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 92861.015 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 01/11/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1202664.015	01/11/2017	1081	238910	317715438 - Ray E Wells Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:10 a.m. on January 11, 2017, a Kamatsu excavator had a hydraulic 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 transported to the hospital, where he died.

Keywords: Excavator, Falling Object, Head, Hydraulic Line, Neck, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill							X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1202664.015	53	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause:

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