Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 81747.015 - Employee drowns when trackhoe overturns into excavation fill

Accident Summary Nr: 81747.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 12/14/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1111994.015	12/14/2015		237990	Ceres Environmental, Inc.

Abstract: At 6:45 a.m. on December 14, 2015, an employee was retrieving a water pump when the trackhoe overturned in an excavation filled with water. The employee also sustained minor blunt force trauma and drowned.

Keywords: Drowning, Equipment Operator, Overturn, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	0		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1111994.015	58	M	Fatality		Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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