OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221384894
AMERICAN CIVIL CONSTRUCTORS LLC
AURORA, CO·
Event description
Employee is killed when crushed by falling excavator bucket
Investigation abstract
At approximately 8:45 a.m. on August 23, 2021, an employee was working in a The employee was crushed and killed by the falling excavator bucket. 7.5-foot deep trench installing a 24-inch water pipe. The employee was waiting for a Peterson Products 24-inch pipe plug to be lowered into position. The employee was standing in a 7.5-foot deep trench while the coworker was operating a John Deere 350G excavator (Product Identification Number 1FF350GXELF814286) with a JRB PowerLatch coupler and a Paladin 54 inch excavator bucket. The coworker was using the excavator and bucket to lower a Peterson Products 24-inch pipe plug to the employee. As the coworker swung the excavator around, the bucket detached from the coupler. The employee was caught under the bucket.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 25 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 869
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