Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 77020.015 - Employee is crushed and killed when excavator rolls over

Accident Summary Nr: 77020.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 05/11/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1062551.015	05/11/2015		238990	A Plus Pool & Spa Inc

Abstract: At 3:16 p.m. on May 11, 2015, an employee was driving an excavator up a 30 degree slope of a swimming pool to level ground. The excavator rolled over and the employee, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was crushed between the ROPS and the ground. The employee suffered fatal head, neck, and compound fractures.

Keywords: Crushing, Head, Neck, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Residential Construction, Roll-Over, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	0	0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1062551.015	23	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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