Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98760.015 - Employee Is Struck And Injured By Excavator Bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 98760.015 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 05/23/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1235556.015	05/24/2017		237990	The Dutra Group

Abstract: At 3:30 a.m. on May 23, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a marine construction and dredging company, were working at a shoreline development project. Each worker was operating a CAT 349F excavator to offload dredging barges from a pier. The two excavators were approximately 15 to 20 feet apart, and they were being used to off load stockpiled material and move the material to a mutual pile. The workers were swinging their excavator booms and buckets in opposing directions. However, at the time of the incident, Coworker #1, after unloading his bucket, swung his excavator in such a way that it struck the cab of Employee #1's excavator. Employee #1 in the struck cab lost consciousness following the collision. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for shoulder and neck pain attributed to cervical strain, abrasion to his head, and

Keywords: barge, construction, construction vehicle, excavator, head, material handling, neck, off loading, shoulder, struck by, unconsciousness

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Shoreline development, dam, reservoir		Maintenance or repair		$20,000,000 and over

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1235556.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Operating engineers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Dredging Fatality Cause:

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