Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200272060 - Employee Is Killed When Cab of Track Hoe Is Crushed

Accident Summary Nr: 200272060 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 12/25/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312890700	12/25/2009	1629	237990	Stark Excavating, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on December 12, 2009, Employee #1 was operating a John Deer 270 track hoe. He was part of a five man crew removing collapsed concrete columns lodged against a building. They were in the process of removing the first piece of concrete which was the top portion of facade lodged against the building. The column was rigged with a nylon strap and was attached to the John Deer 270 track hoe. The column was field estimated to weigh between 6,000 and 8,000 pounds. The actual weight was approximately 8,780 pounds. They began to hoist the facade from the building when the strap broke and the concrete facade fell on to the cab of the John Deer 270 track hoe, killing Employee #1.

Keywords: RIGGING, STRUCK AGAINST, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, SLING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		Under $50,000	4	40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312890700			Fatality	Other	Operating engineers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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