OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221686439

GAINES CONSTRUCTION CO., LLC

SMYRNA, TN— 2024-07-25T00:00:00

Event: Abdomen, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Construction vehicle, Contusion, Crushed, Equipment Operator, Excavator, Fracture, Laceration, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Residential Construction, Site Clearing, Site Preparation, Struck By, Torso, Tree, Tree Felling, Tree Limb, Tree Section, Vegetation
NAICS: 238910
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347645541
Employer profile: GAINES CONSTRUCTION CO., LLC
Summary number: 221686439
Report ID: 0454712
Project type: A
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee dies from multiple trauma when struck by broken tre

Investigation abstract

At 11:00 a.m. on July 25, 2024, an employee working as a construction laborer for a site preparation contractor was operating a John Deere Excavator 200D (Serial Number: 1FF200DXPBD513272). The employee was working in the Phase 3 area of a project, clearing trees and placing them in a large pile for burning. A broken tree penetrated the cab when the employee moved the excavator forward. The tree crushed the operating pedals, causing the employee to lose control of the machine as it continued to move forward. At that time, another broken horizontal tree base penetrated the cab of the machine striking and crushing the employee. The employee died from severe blunt force trauma to his body.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 30 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
869

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