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Accident Summary Nr: 175629.015 - Employee falls from excavator bucket and sustains fatal inju

Accident Summary Nr: 175629.015 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 07/30/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1815226.015	04/01/2025		237110	Dahle Construction Llc

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on July 30, 2024, an employee was working in an excavation for a septic tank under wet and slippery conditions. The employee was being removed from the excavation using an excavator bucket and either fell or jumped from the bucket into the excavation. The employee sustained broken vertebrae and ribs, resulting in a fatality.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken, Broken Bone, Bucket , Bucket Elevator, Excavator, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Rib, Slippery Surface, Vertebra, Wet

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1815226.015	50	F	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 7 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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