Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123078.015 - Employee, crushed between lift and trencher, is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 123078.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 01/08/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1455021.015	01/09/2020		238210	Jrh Electric Company Llc

Abstract: At 8:20 a.m. on January 8, 2020, Employee #1 and a coworker were moving equipment down an alley as part of a residential renovation project. Employee #1 was operating a Ditch Witch trencher and his coworker was operating an aerial lift behind Employee #1. The aerial lift rear-ended the trencher, and Employee #1 sustained internal crushing injuries and was killed.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Caught Between, Crushed, Equipment Operator, Pinned, Repair, Residential Construction, Struck By, Torso, Trench Digger

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			0	0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1455021.015	52	M	Fatality		Electrical and electronic engineers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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