OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221675374

MAKE AND BREAK CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION, LLC

BLACKFOOT, ID· 2024-06-19T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force trauma, Bucket, Crushed, Excavator, Flatbed Trailer, Struck By
NAICS: 238910
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347561888
Employer profile: MAKE AND BREAK CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION, LLC
Summary number: 221675374
Report ID: 1032500
Project type: A
Construction end-use: P

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by excavator bucket

Investigation abstract

At 10:30 a.m. on June 19, 2024, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was guiding an excavator onto a flatbed trailer. While the excavator operator was pulling the bucket in to stow it, the employee stepped in front of the bucket. The employee was struck from behind by the bucket, resulting in fatal crushing injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 43 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
869

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