Excavator operator fatally crushed as concrete
building collapses
A worker was using an excavator bucket to
demolish a building. The worker had been instructed to follow
a demolition plan, but he decided to change the plan. While
he was excavating a column, the structure collapsed onto
his excavator, crushing him inside the operator cab.
Safe work practices:
- Written demolition
procedures must be
available on site.
- Workers must not
change a demolition
plan unless it is
discussed with
and agreed upon
by the demolition
supervisor and/or
structural engineer
and other co-workers.
