Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14490965 - Excavator Operator Drowned When Machine Slid Into Water

Accident Summary Nr: 14490965 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 02/26/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100691369	02/29/1988	1442	0	Fahs-Rolston Paving Corp.

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 1 PM ON FEBRUARY 26, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A STEEL-TRACKED EXCAVATOR. HE INTENDED TO USE THE EXCAVATOR'S BUCKET TO DETERMINE THE DEPTH OF AN ICE COVERED HOLE. AS HE EXTENDED THE BOOM OF THE EXCAVATOR TO BREAK THROUGH THE ICE, THE EXCAVATOR ROCKED AND THEN SLID INTO THE ICE-COVERED WATER. EMPLOYEE #1 COULD NOT ESCAPE FROM THE EXCAVATOR'S CAB AND DROWNED WHILE TRYING TO SWIM TO THE WATER'S SURFACE.

Keywords: excavation, equipment operator, earthmoving equip, excavator, slippery surface, drown, water

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100691369			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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