OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221647381

SUMMERS CONSTRUCTION, INC.

DENVER, CO· 2024-03-06T00:00:00

Event: Abrasion, Access/Egress, Backhoe Bucket, Bucket, Chest, Commercial Building, Compression, Compression Injury, Construction, Construction vehicle, Crushed, Excavation, Excavator, Guide, Installing, Internal Injuries, Liver, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinned, Struck By, Torso, Trench, Unsafe Position
NAICS: 237110
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347329211
Employer profile: SUMMERS CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Summary number: 221647381
Report ID: 0830500
Project type: A
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee is killed when crushed by excavator bucket

Investigation abstract

At 7:30 a.m. on March 6, 2024, an employee working for a construction contractor was guiding an employee (excavator operator) as part of installation of new section for a storm drain. The employee was standing in a trench adjacent to the trench face. The trench contained 24-inch elliptical reinforced concrete pipe. The employee was pinned by the excavator bucket and crushed between the bucket and the trench face. The employee died from compression injuries to his torso, chest abrasions and a lacerated liver.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 62 M

Event type
1

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