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Accident Summary Nr: 201561743 - Employee Is Killed When Trackhoe Rolls Off Cliff

Accident Summary Nr: 201561743 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 10/02/2006
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
30917287210/03/20061611237310Ames Const Inc

Abstract: On October 2, 2006, Employee #1 was working at a remote quarry, loading loose rocks onto flatbed trucks. In between loads, Employee #1 drove his trackhoe to the top of the cliff at the quarry. At the top of the cliff, the trackhoe rolled sideways. It tumbled down the cliff face it and landed upright on a scree slope. Employee #1 was killed when he was ejected from the cab. He was found beside the damaged trackhoe by the next truck driver.

Keywords: EJECTED, ROCK, ROLL-OVER, EXCAVATOR, LOADER, FLATBED TRUCK, OVERTURN
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Other heavy construction Other $50,000 to $250,000 60 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 309172872 Fatality Concussion Excavating and loading machine operators Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 60 feet
Cause: Site grading and rock removal
Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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