Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115263832 - Whitecap Construction Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Dosh Tacoma Service Location, Tacoma, Wa

Inspection Nr: 115263832

Report ID: 1055330

Date Opened: 10/03/1996

Site Address:
Whitecap Construction Inc
614 Klapache
Tacoma, WA 98422

Mailing Address:
4320 S 368th, Auburn, WA 98001

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1521

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: No Insp/Other

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/03/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/03/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361229412

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170242606

Event: 10/03/1996

Employee's head killed when pinned against building

Employee #1, one of the partners of Whitecap Construction, was using a Bobcat with a backhoe attachment to excavate in an existing covered garage (carport). He apparently backed the Bobcat out of the covered carport area, ducking under the header as he did so. For some reason the Bobcat then moved forward, pinning his head and neck between the rollcage and the siding covering the header for the carport. Employee #1's head was crushed, and he was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, PINNED, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, NECK, BACKING UP

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115263832			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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