Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200090033 - Employee killed when struck by blade from hydro-ax

Accident Summary Nr: 200090033 -- Report ID: 0112300 -- Event Date: 10/01/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122523400	10/01/1996	1794	0	Dare Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers, of Dare, were performing erosion control work in some fields. They requested that a hydro-ax owned by another company clear some land for them. The Dare workers failed to move the prescribed distance away from the ax while it did it was running. A blade from the ax struck a rock, came loose, and flew out, striking Employee #1. He was killed.

Keywords: EJECTED, ROCK, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, BLADE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	122523400			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.