Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202483756 - Worker Is Killed After Being Pinned By Excavator
Accident: 202483756 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 01/29/2009 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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313033920 | 01/29/2009 | 1623 | Indian River Industrial Contractors, Inc. | ||||
On January 29, 2009, Employee #1, of Indian River Industrial Contractors Inc., was working on a sewer installation construction project. He was in a sewer line trench placing a sling around a vault to be lifted with an excavator. When he was in the trench, the excavator shifted pinning Employee #1 between the excavator bucket arm and the vault. Employee #1 died from his injuries. | |||||||
Keywords:
construction, trench, caught between, crushed, excavator, sling
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Sewer/water treatment plant | New project or new addition | $5,000,000 to $20,000,000 | 5 | X | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 313033920 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Excavation FatCause: Other |