Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202344529 - Employee Drowns When Excavator Falls Into Lake
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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307994327 | 08/25/2004 | 1629 | Quality Grassing And Services, Inc. |
On August 24, 2004, Employee #1 was operating a Caterpillar 330 C excavator, traveling to an area where he was assigned to remove underground pipe. He was traveling uphill on a sloped bank when the dirt caved in, causing the excavator to fall into a lake on its side, with the cab submerged. Employee #1 was trapped inside the cab and drowned.
End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
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Other building | New project or new addition | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | X |
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 307994327 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Construction of playing fields, tennis courts FatCause: Drown, non-lethal fall |