Accident Report Detail

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 Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1770473.015	08/20/2024		237990	Rigid 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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