Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200675163 - Employee Drowns When Excavator Falls Into Lake

Accident Summary Nr: 200675163 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 12/15/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308400647	12/16/2004	1629	238910	Maytin Engineering Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 6:30 p.m. on December 15, 2004, Employee #1 was operating an excavator (trackhoe) to dig a lake for a future home development. The bank that the excavator was on collapsed and the excavator fell into the 20 to 30 ft deep lake. Employee #1 was trapped inside the cab of the excavator and drowned.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, LUNG, ASPHYXIATED, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, EXCAVATOR, DROWN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308400647			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Drown, non-lethal fall

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