Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201773355 - Landscaping Worker Is Run over by an Excavator

Accident Summary Nr: 201773355 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 02/16/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312867708	02/16/2009	1794	238910	Perfection Landscaping Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:57 p.m. on February 16, 2009, Employee #1, a 58-year-old Hispanic male with Perfection Landscaping Inc, was working on a residential construction site in Holmdel, New Jersey. Employee #1 was run over and killed by an equipment operator in a Hitachi EX120-3 excavator. Holmdel Police Department responded to the incident and notified OSHA of the fatality. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: EARTHMOVING EQUIP, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312867708			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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