Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202354486 - Employee Is Killed When Tree Strikes Excavator Cab

Accident Summary Nr: 202354486 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 01/27/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308507730	02/07/2005	1794	238910	Adams Brothers Excavating

Abstract: Employee #1 was in the cab of an excavator when a tree fell on the cab, killing him.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, TREE FELLING, CONSTRUCTION, TREE, EXCAVATOR, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308507730			Fatality	Other	Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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