Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202344941 - Loader tips over pond trapping employee under water

Accident Summary Nr: 202344941 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 10/30/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308520667	10/30/2004	1741	238140	R&R Brick & Block

Abstract: Employee #1, working for R&R Brick and Block in Riverview, FL, was operating a Bobcat loader to assist in the building of a retaining wall. Employee #1 backed up the machine too close to the embankment of a partially excavated artificial pond. The embankment collapsed and the machine tipped over into the excavation. Employee #1 was trapped under water and drowned.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, COLLAPSE, LOADER, DROWN, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308520667			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Drown, non-lethal fall

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