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28-year-old Laborer Dies After Being Struck by Excavator Bucket - North Carolina
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2002/03/13
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Description:On March 12, 2001, a 28-year-old laborer (the victim) died after he was struck by the bucket of a hydraulic excavator. The victim, a coworker, and the company president were using an excavator equipped with a quick-disconnect bucket-coupler to load concrete manhole sections onto a truck for transport to another location. The company president was operating the excavator. The victim was positioned on the ground to connect the manhole sections to the excavator while the coworker was located on the truck, to disconnect the sections after they had been landed on the truck bed. The operator had positioned the excavator's bucket near a manhole section and was waiting while the victim attached a three-leg bridle to the manhole section for lifting. The victim had connected two bridle legs and was connecting the third when the bucket suddenly disconnected from the excavator stick, fell onto the manhole section, and struck the victim, knocking him to the ground. Emergency responders were notified immediately. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene from blunt trauma to the head.
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Pages in Document:4 pages
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Contributor:Moore, Paul H.
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NIOSHTIC Number:nn:20024319
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NTIS Accession Number:PB2005-100576
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Citation:Morgantown, : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Federal Fiscal Year:2002
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Start Date:2001/03/12
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