Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200515179 - Owner Is Killed When Tree Crushes Excavator

Accident Summary Nr: 200515179 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 09/17/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314951708	09/21/2010	1623	237110	Brethorst Excavating Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on September 17, 2010, the sole owner of an excavating company with no employees was operating his excavator during tree removal. The owner had dug approximately one half of the way around the base of a large (approximately 36-inch diameter) tree, when it fell and landed on the cab of his excavator. The tree crushed the cab, and the owner was trapped and killed. No citations were issued.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, TREE, EXCAVATOR, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		$250,000 to $500,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314951708			Fatality	Concussion	Timber cutting and logging occupations	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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