Accident Report Detail

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 Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309172872	10/03/2006	1611	237310	Ames 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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