Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117007.015 - Employee is killed when pinned under excavator bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 117007.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 05/07/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1403038.015	05/10/2019		237110	S & P Liner, Llc

Abstract: At 4:15 a.m. on May 7, 2019, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a sewer line repair company, were engaged in the installation of a 60-inch resin-impregnated liner (felt tube). The coworker was operating a Komatsu hydraulic excavator and lifting the liner when the hydraulic hose blew. Employee #1, who was standing 7 feet outside of the work zone, was struck and pinned by the excavator bucket. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: Construction, Construction vehicle, Crushed, Excavator, Hydraulic Line, Pinned, Sewer, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1403038.015	22	M	Fatality		Machine operators, not specified

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