Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14337968 - Employee fatally struck by falling palm tree

Accident Summary Nr: 14337968 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 10/27/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110136017	10/29/1993	1623	0	Jax Utilities Management, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:45 a.m. on October 27, 1993, three employees were digging and lining up excavations so that sewer pipes could be laid along property lines. Employee #1 and coworker were using property stakes to install the pipes in their correct place. The coworker was standing on the ground, approximately 20 feet north of the excavation. Employee #1 was standing in the excavations. The foreman was operating a Kamatsu excavator, model #PC220lC-5, when he brushed a palm tree, causing it to break off. The tree fell across the excavation, striking Employee #1 on the head and killing him.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, HEAD, PALM TREE, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110136017			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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