OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221688047

R W H CONSTRUCTION SERVICES COMPANY

TAMPA, FL— 2024-07-31T00:00:00

Event: Attachment, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Caught In, Chipper, Concrete, Construction, Construction vehicle, Crushed, Demolish, Demolition, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Excavator, Fall, Falling Object, Hammer, Insufficient Supervision, Material Handling, Motor Vehicle, Platform
NAICS: 237310
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347655706
Employer profile: R W H CONSTRUCTION SERVICES COMPANY
Summary number: 221688047
Report ID: 0420600
Project type: B
Construction end-use: H

Event description

Employee dies when crushed when excavator falls off platform

Investigation abstract

At 7:30 a.m. on July 31, 2024, an employee working for a construction contractor was demolishing the concrete portion of a train track. The employee was operating an excavator with a chip and hammer attachment. The employee did not remove the chip and hammer when he attempted to move a metal surface piece used as platform base. The counterweight caused the excavator to fall from the elevated guideway 30 feet to the ground. The inside of the cabin was crushed, killing the employee.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Event type
2

Fall distance
30

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