Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 150204.015 - Employee is killed from massive trauma after crushed by auge

Accident Summary Nr: 150204.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 10/05/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1626274.015	10/05/2022		238910	Ground Hog Foundation Drilling Company

Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on October 5, 2022, an employee was scooping dirt away from an excavation with a TEREX 600 Auger Bit. The employee was using the auger bit to drill a pier hole. He fell into the pier hole and was crushed by the auger bit. The employee died from massive head and body trauma.

Keywords: Arm, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Back, Chest, Construction, Crushed, Excavation, Face, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Falling Object, Head, Leg, Machine operator, Site Preparation , Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1626274.015	22	M	Fatality		Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: 7 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 0 feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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