Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 75067.015 - Employee Driving Excavator Is Killed When Head Is Crushed Be

Accident Summary Nr: 75067.015 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 03/17/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1047161.015	03/17/2015		238990	Fahs Construction Group

Abstract: At 7:20 a.m. on March 17, 2015, an employee was backing an excavator out of a ga rage. The employee placed himself outside the cab of the excavator while it was in the threshold of the doorway, and either continued to back the machine or in advertently engaged the pivot of the cab, catching his head between the doorway and the cab frame. The employee was killed when his head was crushed between th e vertical element of the doorway and the frame of the cab.

Keywords: crushed, door, excavator

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1047161.015	43	M	Fatality		Equipment Operator: Skidsteer/Bobcat

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