Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 169527.015 - Employee is killed when struck in the head by excavator buck

Accident Summary Nr: 169527.015 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 08/12/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1768089.015	08/12/2024		236118	Americana Design Build

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on August 12, 2024, an employee working for a residential remodeler was sitting on the ground using a hand saw to cut a fence. The employee was working in close proximity to a Kubota KX080-4 excavator. The coworker operating the excavator was using the bucket to knock down the fence. The employee was killed when the bucket struck him in the head.

Keywords: Bucket , Construction, Construction vehicle, Cutting, Demolish, Demolition, Excavator, Falling Object, Fence, Ground, Hand Tool, Head, Loader Bucket, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Remodel, Residential Construction, Saw, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Demolition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1768089.015	58	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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