OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221424179
GJ GENTRY GENERAL ENGINEERING INC.
ONTARIO, CA·
Event description
Employee is killed when struck by and crushed by excavator
Investigation abstract
At 09:12 a.m. on August 03, 2021, a coworker removed the bucket from the became detached from the excavator and fell on an employee, who was inside the trench. The excavator bucket pinned and crushed the employee, killing him. excavator in order to grab a pipe that was laying on the street facing in the north direction. The coworker secured it to the excavator and placed it inside the excavation. The pipe was placed in position and unhooked; the coworker removed the excavator from the excavation and started the process of placing the bucket back onto the excavator. The coworker stated he secured the bucket in place and proceeded to the excavation. As a coworker was approaching the excavation, he observed and assumed all coworkers were outside the trench. The coworker approached the excavation and was going to excavate when the bucket
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 55 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 869
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