Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139786.015 - Employee is struck in chest by flying rigging and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 139786.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 10/01/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1555857.015	10/02/2021		238910	Capling Leveling, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:50 p.m. on October 1, 2021, an employee operated a backhoe to remove a stuck Quad Trac from mud. The employee attached rigging to the Quad Trac and pulled with the backhoe when the rigging snapped, flew through the windshield of the backhoe, struck the employee on the chest, and killed the employee.

Keywords: Backhoe, Broke, Chest, Flying Object, Pulling, Rigging, Struck Against, Stuck

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1555857.015	24	M	Fatality		Equipment Operator: Heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause:

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