Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200031615 - Employee Trying to Free a Stuck Bobcat Is Killed in Accident

Accident Summary Nr: 200031615 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 09/23/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305219149	09/24/2002	1531	0	Altra Builders, Inc.

Abstract: On September 23, 2002, a temporary construction employee working for Altra Builders, Inc., operated a Bobcat excavator when the vehicle became stuck in a trench. He tried to free the Bobcat when he became caught between the outer seat and the cage roof. The employee sustained crushing injures and died because of asphyxia.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, TRENCH, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, EXCAVATOR, BACKHOE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000		1	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305219149			Fatality	Asphyxia	Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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