Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 136791.015 - Employee is killed by falling boulder

Accident Summary Nr: 136791.015 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 06/29/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1539789.015	06/30/2021		423320	Blackwing Blasting, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on June 29, 2021, an employee was performing rock fall mitigation by scaling the side of a mountain using a mini excavator. While the employee was ascending, the side of the mountain collapsed and a boulder approximately 15 feet in size fell and crushed the employee inside the mini excavator. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Boulder, Crushed, Excavator, Falling Object

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Demolition				50	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1539789.015	69	M	Fatality		Explosives workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause:

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