Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202354593 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Excavator Bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 202354593 -- Report ID: 0352400 -- Event Date: 03/18/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308662659	03/18/2005	1629	237310	Pessoa Construction Company

Abstract: On March 18, 2005, a three man crew was grinding fallen trees in a chipper. An excavator bucket was being used to swing trees around to Employee #1 who would cut off the root ball and cut it into shorter lengths. A coworker than would place them in the chipper. Employee #1 had his back to the excavator when the operator swung the bucket around. The operator attempted to stop the bucket swing but the tree slid forward, striking Employee #1 in the back and knocking him face first into 8-in. square timbers. Employee #1 received face, head, and neck injuries and died.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, CHIPPER, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TREE, NECK, STRUCK BY, FACE, BUCKET ELEVATOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308662659			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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