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Accident: 200611580 - Employee Killed When Struck By Boom Of Excavator
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 304563489 | 10/21/2003 | 1794 | Ross Construction Company |
On October 17, 2003, Employee #1, of the Ross Construction Company, was using a Kobelco K905 LCII excavator. For some reason, as the boom was coming down, he apparently stuck his head out the cab's right window opening. The piston on the inside of the boom struck Employee #1, pushing his head against the metal edge of the cab's window opening. He suffered avulsion of both ears, a fractured jaw and face, and lacerations to the main artery in his neck that resulted in this death. Employee #1 owned the excavator and had removed the right window of the cab prior to the accident
Keywords:
work rules, degloved, equipment operator, struck against, construction, laceration, excavator, struck by, artery, face
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single family or duplex dwelling | New project or new addition | Under $50,000 | X | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 304563489 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Excavation FatCause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating |