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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221698301

Attachment,Bucket ,Caught Between,Changing,Construction,Construction vehicle,Crushed,Disconnecting Means,Equipment Operator,Excavator,Head,Miscommunication,Motor Vehicle,Multi-employer Worksite,Multiemployer,Struck Against,Struck By,Unsafe Position

Event
Attachment,Bucket ,Caught Between,Changing,Construction,Construction vehicle,Crushed,Disconnecting Means,Equipment Operator,Excavator,Head,Miscommunication,Motor Vehicle,Multi-employer Worksite,Multiemployer,Struck Against,Struck By,Unsafe Position
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
221698301
Report ID
0453730

Event description

Employee dies when head is crushed by excavator bucket

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 23 M

    Event type
    2
    Occupation code
    999

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