OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221528813
BIHM EQUIPMENT CO INC
PORT ALLEN, LA—
Event description
Employee is killed when struck by excavator bucket
Investigation abstract
At 3:45 p.m. on January 12, 2023, an employee was cleaning and performing general laborer duties while standing between two CAT 312E excavators. A coworker, operating one of the excavators, did not notice the employee swung the bucket of the excavator, striking the employee. The employee sustained closed head trauma and was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 54 F
- Event type
- 1
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