Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201330743 - Employee is killed when Stuck By Tail Gate Door

Accident Summary Nr: 201330743 -- Report ID: 0213600 -- Event Date: 07/12/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307843482	07/13/2004	1795	238910	Frederico Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: On July 12, 2004, Employee #1, of Federico Construction Company Inc., was Killed when he was struck by the rear swing gate of a demolition trailer. An excavator bucket was set inside the trailer. When the trailer pulled away, the excavator bucket caught on the door, causing the safety latch and chain to break and the door to swing open. Employee #1 was standing along side of the truck and was struck by the door.

Keywords: CHAIN, SAFETY LATCH, DEMOLITION, EXCAVATOR, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, DOOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307843482			Fatality	Other	Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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