Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200921583 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed by Excavator

Accident Summary Nr: 200921583 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 09/23/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308101799	09/23/2004	1795	238910	Genesis Development, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 12:15 p.m. on September 23, 2004, Employee #1 stood up in the cab of the Caterpillar E120B hydraulic excavator and reached through an open window to separate aluminum sheets from debris being held in the closed bucket on the excavator. He apparently hit the control that opened the bucket and was crushed against the cab by the hydraulic thumb on the bucket. Employee #1 died later at Southside Regional Medical Center.

Keywords: CONTROL LEVER, CRUSHED, HYDRAULIC TOOL, EXCAVATOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308101799			Fatality	Other	Excavating and loading machine operators	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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