OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221581200

TOWN OF LEBANON

LEBANON, ME— 2023-06-15T00:00:00

Event: Caught In, Complication, Excavator, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Fracture, Pelvis, Thigh, Tracks
NAICS: 237310
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346812050
Employer profile: TOWN OF LEBANON
Summary number: 221581200
Report ID: 0152300
Project type: E
Construction end-use: I

Event description

Employee dies after fracturing pelvis and femur in fall

Investigation abstract

At 1:00 p.m. on June 15, 2023, an employee was performing traffic control adjacent to an excavator being operated by a private contractor. The employee's heel became caught under the track of the excavator, and he fell to the ground on his back, fracturing his pelvis and femur. The employee was hospitalized and died approximately 9 days later from complication of his injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 41 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
7025

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