Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200678431 - Employee Dies from Injuries after Excavator Accident

Accident Summary Nr: 200678431 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 09/10/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315356741	09/22/2011	1521	236115	Aper Construction, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on September 10, 2011, Employee #1 was working for his employer, a construction services company. Employee #1 was operating an excavator, and he was moving soil from one location to another at the construction site. Employee #1 moved the excavator to a previously disturbed, noncompacted, soil area and the excavator become unstable and abruptly dropped throwing Employee #1 forward in the cab. Employee #1 was caught between the controls and the cage resulting in unspecified injuries. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, and he died on September 22, 2011.

Keywords: EJECTED, EXCAVATOR, UNSTABLE SOIL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		New project or new addition		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315356741			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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