Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221556962

HAL WILLIAMS ENTERPRISES, LLC

Event
Bucket, Concrete Block, Excavator, Retaining Wall, Sling, Struck By
NAICS
238910
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346649205
Employer profile
HAL WILLIAMS ENTERPRISES, LLC
Summary number
221556962
Report ID
0626300
Project type
A
Construction end-use
A

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by excavator bucket

Investigation abstract

At 10:30 a.m. on April 19, 2023, an employee had just unhooked a chain sling from a concrete block that was placed by an excavator during construction of a retaining wall. The employee was struck in the head by the excavator bucket. The employee was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 42 M

    Event type
    1

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