Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 86719.015 - Worker Drowns in Retention Pond

Accident Summary Nr: 86719.015 -- Report ID: 0454711 -- Event Date: 07/09/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1161820.015	07/11/2016		238910	Yancey Brothers Construction, Llc

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on July 9, 2016, a worker was operating a Caterpillar D5K2 LGP bulldozer to finish dressing the ground between a parking lot and a retention pond. For an unknown reason, the worker backed the bulldozer into the retention pond until it was completely submerged, and he drowned.

Keywords: Bulldozer, Drown, Equipment Operator

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1161820.015	28	M	Fatality		Equipment Operator: Heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause:

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