OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221496433

WORCESTER BUILDING SYSTEMS

FALL RIVER, MA— 2022-09-14T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Bucket, Construction, Construction vehicle, Crushed, Excavator, Head, Struck By
NAICS: 238220
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346218209
Employer profile: WORCESTER BUILDING SYSTEMS
Summary number: 221496433
Report ID: 0111400
Project type: E
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee is killed when head is crushed by excavator bucket

Investigation abstract

At 9:00 a.m. on September 14, 2022, an employee whow worked for a contractor died after his head was crushed by an excavator bucket. At the time of the narrative was written, it was not known what specifically caused the incident.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 55 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
7010

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