Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-07-15 | Fort Meade | Md | Kirila Earthworks, Inc | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee had been excavating and setting shoring for the excavation. He lost consciousness and was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion. | |||||
2021-06-10 | Cushing | Ok | Osmose Utilities Services, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee and his crew were at a remote worksite excavating holes to inspect and treat utility poles when the employee began to feel ill due to the heat. | |||||
2018-08-16 | Corning | New York | Quality Structures, Inc. | Heart | Nonclassifiable |
An employee suffered a heart attack after excavating concrete, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2015-12-08 | Fort Worth | Texas | XPO Logistics | Foot (feet) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
When an employee opened a trailer door, the freight (a metal excavating bucket) fell out of the trailer onto his right foot, breaking several bones. | |||||
2015-01-14 | Slippery Rock | Pennsylvania | Meridien Energy, LLC | Foot (feet) | Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport |
An employee's foot was struck by an excavating machine. The employee was admitted to the hospital and stayed overnight for surgery. |