OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221630809
NORTH ROCK CONSTRUCTION LLC
PROSPER, TX·
Event description
Employee is killed when struck by excavator
Investigation abstract
At 1:40 p.m. on January 9, 2024, an employee was marking the dirt wall of the excavation for the excavator operator's elevation awareness. The employee was standing at the crush zone rear of the excavator. The excavator swung, and the employee was struck by the rear end of the excavator and pinned between the excavator and the dirt wall. The employee suffered fatal head and chest injuries.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 23 M
- Event type
- 1
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