Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128522.015 - Employee is killed when struck by excavator bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 128522.015 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 08/11/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1487677.015	08/11/2020		236220	Bh, Inc

Abstract: At 9:40 a.m. on August 11, 2020, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a construction company, were working on a pipeline construction project. Employee #1, a pipefitter, was in a trench and standing on the bell of a pipe. He was within the operating radius of an excavator operated by the coworker. The coworker, who was filling the trench with gravel to level its surface, extended the excavator bucket outward. The bucket struck Employee #1, who was pinned between the bucket and the spreader bar of the trench box. Employee #1 sustained crushing injuries and was killed.

Keywords: Caught Between, Construction, Crushed, Equipment Operator, Excavation, Excavator, Loader Bucket, Pinned, Pipeline, Struck By, Trench, Trench Box

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1487677.015	33	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause:

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