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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 NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
12252340010/01/199617940Dare 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

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