Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1673679.015 - Unruh Excavating Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Wichita Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1673679.015

Report ID: 0729700

Date Opened: 05/31/2023

Site Address:
Unruh Excavating Llc
4512 N. Meridian Ave.
Wichita, KS 67206

Mailing Address:
10028 North Hertzler Road, Moundridge, KS 67107

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/31/2023

Emphasis: N:Trench, L:Repvehicle

Case Closed: 08/14/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	2036223

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 156765.015

Event: 05/30/2023

Employee is killed by drowning when bulldozer enters water

At 11:00 a.m. on May 30, 2023, an employee who owned the company, was operating a bulldozer to flatten sand at a beach construction site. The employee was identified heading into the water by the owner. The employee became trapped in the bulldozer underwater and was found 30 feet from the shore and 40 feet under the water's surface. The employee was killed due to drowning.

Keywords: Bulldozer, Construction, Construction vehicle, Drown, Drowning, Owner, Trapped, Water

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1673679.015	52	M	Fatality		Excavating and loading machine operators

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