Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 167584.015 - Excavator overturns after hillside cave-in, operator is trap

Accident Summary Nr: 167584.015 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 06/20/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1756606.015	06/20/2024		238910	Rudzik Excavating Inc.

Abstract: At 12:40 p.m. on June 20, 2024, Employee #1, an excavator operator, had just finished benching a hillside and was descending when the dirt caved in, causing the excavator to flip. The operator became trapped in the cage of the John Deere 135G Hydraulic Excavator. The employee sustained fatal injuries in the incident.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Cave-In, Excavator, Overturn, Roll-Over, Trapped

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Maintenance or repair					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1756606.015	48	M	Fatality		Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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