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Accident Summary Nr: 3259.015 - Employee is killed when a scraper rolled off the edge of a d

Accident Summary Nr: 3259.015 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 07/09/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
92263.015	07/10/2011		237990	Urs Corporation

Abstract: At 1:15 PM on July 9, 2011, an employee was operating a scraper to maintain a dike and keep it above the level of the ponds (aka rim ditching) and was in the process of putting a crown on this dike as they were nearly finished with this job. Employee #1 had returned from lunch and was just starting up the work process again. It is possible that Employee #1 may have been attempting to turn around on the approximately 52 foot wide dike when he got too close to the edge. The scraper rolled off the edge of a dike upside down into a tailings pond. The employee drowned.

Keywords: Drown, Drowning

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction							X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	92263.015	27	M	Fatality		Heavy equipment mechanics

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