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Accident Summary Nr: 169485.015 - Employee is fatally injured when floating excavator flips ov

Accident Summary Nr: 169485.015 -- Report ID: 0420300 -- Event Date: 08/19/2024
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1770473.01508/20/2024237990Rigid Constructors, Llc

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on August 19, 2024, an employee was operating a floating excavator when the equipment flipped over. The employee was either drowned or crushed by the overturned excavator. The incident occurred while the employee was working on water, and the circumstances led to fatal injuries from the equipment's overturn.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Contact, Crushed, Drown, Drowning, Excavator, Overturn, Struck Against, Struck By, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive, Water
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Shoreline development, dam, reservoir Alteration or rehabilitation   X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1770473.015 27 M Fatality Equipment Operator: Heavy Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Excavation
Fatality Cause:

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