Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201351202 - Employee crushed and killed by an excavator

Accident Summary Nr: 201351202 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 03/09/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302736855	03/17/2000	1629	0	Bennett Eubanks Oil Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a 1983 CAT 225 excavator and a bulldozer at the accident site. He was clearing trees and tree limbs, and clearing the right of way on a private farm so that the farmer could install a fence. Employee #1 had dug an excavation approximately 10-ft-wide, 10-ft-deep, and 30-ft-long, using the excavator. He had used the dirt from the excavation to build the fence right of way, using the bulldozer. At the time of the accident, he was operating the excavator in close proximity to the excavation. The excavator apparently slid down the wall of the excavation, and fell on its side. Employee #1 apparently attempted to exit from the cab of the excavator as it was falling, and was crushed and killed by the equipment. He was working alone. The excavator was equipped with a rollover protective structure (ROPS) and a seat belt. Employee #1 was not wearing the seat belt.

Keywords: CLEANING, SAFETY BELT, CRUSHED, TREE, EXCAVATOR, FENCE, EVACUATION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		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	302736855			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.