Accident Report Detail

Accident: 200642510 - Employee Killed When Excavator Falls Into Void

**Accident: 200642510 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 06/21/2002**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
304963846	06/21/2002	1795	Ark Wrecking Co. Of Okla. Inc.

On June 21, 2002, Employee #1 was operating an excavator during the demolition of an elementary school. A 5-in. concrete slab at the school entrance area collapsed, the excavator fell into a basement void, and Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: concrete slab, demolition, collapse, excavator, fall, concrete

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Other building		Demolition		$50,000 to $250,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	304963846			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Demolition FatCause: Collapse of structure

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