Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202251849 - Two Employees Are Struck And Killed By Excavator Bucket
Accident: 202251849 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 06/30/2009 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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313561417 | 06/30/2009 | 1794 | A & K Earth Movers, Inc. | ||||
On June 30, 2009, Employee #1 and #2 were working in a trench, when they were struck and killed by an excavator bucket. The bucket fell due to a failure in the quick coupler attachment. | |||||||
Keywords:
loader bucket, excavator, struck by
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Other heavy construction | New project or new addition | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | |||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 313561417 | Hospitalized injury | Concussion | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Trenching, installing pipe FatCause: Struck by falling object/projectile |
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2 | 313561417 | Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Trenching, installing pipe FatCause: Struck by falling object/projectile |