Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135626.015 - Employee receives crushing head injury and is killed in vehi

Accident Summary Nr: 135626.015 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 04/28/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1531169.015	04/29/2021	0781	541320	74995 - J - A Hardscapes Design

Abstract: At 4:20 p.m. on April 28, 2021, an employee attempted to move an excavator (Kubota KX41-2V) to make room for the employee to move a Bobcat T595 to a pool construction site next to a residential home. The excavator was parked on a forty-degree incline and shortly after starting to move the excavator; it tipped over and ejected the employee, who did not wear the seatbelt. The excavator then landed on top of the employee, the canopy of the cab caught the employee's head and pinned it to the ground. The employee was killed by crushing head injuries.

Keywords: Caught Between, Crushed, Crushing, Ejected, Excavator, Head, Pinned, Roll-Over, Seat Belt

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1531169.015	38	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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