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Accident: 200922920 - Owner Is Struck And Killed When Loader/Excavator Fails
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 316556331 | 06/21/2012 | 1794 | Gulick Excavating Inc. |
On June 19, 2012, at a site being cleared for construction of a tennis court in Leesburg, VA, the Owner of Gulick Excavating Inc. and a coworker were working with a Caterpillar tracked loader/excavator, Model #953. They had just replaced a hydraulic hose on the excavator. The Owner instructed his coworker to test the equipment. The coworker, while operating the loader, apparently raised and lowered the bucket multiple times. The Owner went underneath the raised bucket several times, apparently to retrieve tools. The loader failed, and its bucket fell on the Owner, striking his head. The Owner was killed.
Keywords:
excavation, head, construction, equipment failure, hydraulic line, excavator, loader, struck by, bucket elevator
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other building | New project or new addition | $50,000 to $250,000 | X | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 316556331 | Fatality | Other | Excavating and loading machine operators | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Site clearing and grubbing FatCause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during |