Accident Report Detail
Accident: 116663.015 - Tree Kills Heavy Equipment Operator
Accident: 116663.015 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 05/24/2019 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1404101.015 | 05/25/2019 | 4959 | 60846 - Pike County Fiscal Court Road Department | ||||
On May 24, 2019, a heavy equipment operator was using a track hoe to move a tree when it fell off the excavator bucket and broke the glass on the operator's cab . The employee was killed when the tree struck the controls of the excavator ca using it to move forward into the tree. | |||||||
Keywords:
control lever, excavator, struck against, tree
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1404101.015 | 61 | M | Fatality | Occupation not reported |