Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202561072 - Employee Is Killed When Excavator Overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 202561072 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 09/23/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314948779	09/24/2010	1794	238910	Vargas General Engineering, Llc

Abstract: On September 23, 2010, Employee #1 was operating an excavator for road construction. The machine tipped over and pinned Employee #1 between the equipment and the ground. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, OVERTURN, ROAD PAVING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314948779			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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