Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200921476 - Employee Killed When Struck By Excavator
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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307174946 | 02/11/2004 | 1623 | J. Sanders Construction Co. |
On February 10, 2004, Employee #1 was operating a tracked excavator, stopped and left it idling. Because the cab door was taped shut, he exited through the windshield. He loaded a water cooler into the vehicle cab through the windshield. When he set the cooler onto the floor of the cab, the cooler contacted the right peddle causing the excavator's left track to move. Employee's #1 was killed when the track ran over the lower part of his body
End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
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Highway, road, street | Maintenance or repair | Under $50,000 | X |
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 307174946 | Fatality | Other | Construction trades, n.e.c. | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. FatCause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons |