Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200534485 - Employee Is Killed When Excavator Tips Over

Accident Summary Nr: 200534485 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 08/22/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315871277	08/25/2011	1623	237130	Kimmel Construction

Abstract: On August 22, 2001, Employee #1 was sitting on the roadway next to the ditch on a mini excavator. Employee # 2 was shoveling in a hole. When Employee #2 looked up, he saw the excavator going down the ditch and starting to tip over. The machine tipped over with Employee #1 on board of the machine. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: DITCH, EXCAVATOR, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315871277			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Other

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