Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 84796.015 - Excavator Overturns, Killing a Worker

Accident Summary Nr: 84796.015 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 04/20/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1142686.015	04/20/2016		238910	Cano Structures Llc

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on April 20, 2016, a worker was operating an excavator to demolish a concrete overpass. For an unknown reason, the vehicle's radio receiver fell to the cab floor. As the worker unbuckled his seat belt and leaned over to retrieve the receiver, its wire became entangled with the excavator's joystick control.The excavator spun out of control, causing it to fall over the edge of the overpass and overturn. Employee #1 was thrown against the windshield of the excavator and killed.

Keywords: Equipment Operator, Excavator, Overturn, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Seat Belt, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1142686.015	69	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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