Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143233.015 - Employee is killed after struck in head by excavator

Accident Summary Nr: 143233.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 01/26/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1575317.015	01/27/2022		333131	Bradford Boring Llc

Abstract: At 5:22 p.m. on January 26, 2022, an employee was killed while operating an excavator. The employee was holding a swivel and beamer off the ground with the excavator. The employee exited the excavator and his mic/communication device became entangled in the rotating beamer. As the cord to the mic broke, the employee struck his head on the bucket located directly behind him and was killed.

Keywords: Bucket , Communication, Construction, Construction vehicle, Entangled, Equipment Operator, Excavator, Hard Hat, Head, Loader, Loader Bucket, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Other				0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1575317.015	43	M	Fatality		Equipment Operator: Heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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