Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201859907 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed by Overturned Excavator

Accident Summary Nr: 201859907 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 06/28/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313818023	06/29/2010	1623	237110	The Diamond Links,Inc. Dba Diamond Links Golf Club

Abstract: On June 28, 2010, Employee #1 was operating a Kubota BX22 mini excavator, excavating the cut path that was adjacent to a pond. He was going to install a culvert drain pipe so that the water from the pond would run off when over-filled. He drove off the side of a steep hill and was thrown from the excavator. The excavator landed on top of the employee, crushing him. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, CRUSHED, EXCAVATOR, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		New project or new addition		Under $50,000		9	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313818023			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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