Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201862794 - Employee Is Killed When Dike Fails

Accident Summary Nr: 201862794 -- Report ID: 0830100 -- Event Date: 01/06/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308302967	01/09/2006	1629	237990	Jordan Contracting

Abstract: Employee #1 was constructing a dike through a tailings pond when the dike failed and the bulldozer he was operating was submerged under water. Employee #1 drowned.

Keywords: BULLDOZER, DROWN, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Shoreline development, dam, reservoir		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		3	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308302967			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Drown, non-lethal fall

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