OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221378714
DONALD A. ASSELIN
AUBURN, ME·
Event description
Employee is crushed and killed when excavator falls into exc
Investigation abstract
At 11:27 a.m. on August 5, 2021, an employee worked in an excavation to pack down soil while a coworker operated an excavator at the edge of the excavation. At some point, the soil under the excavator collapsed and the excavator fell into the excavation onto the employee. The employee received crushing injuries to the abdomen and pelvis and was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 21 M
- Event type
- 6
- Occupation code
- 7010
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