Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202344529 - Employee drowns when excavator falls into lake

Accident Summary Nr: 202344529 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 08/24/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307994327	08/25/2004	1629	238910	Quality Grassing And Services, Inc.

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: ROLL-OVER, EXCAVATOR, DROWN, SLOPING, SLOPE, WATER

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307994327			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Construction of playing fields, tennis courts Fatality Cause: Drown, non-lethal fall

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