Inspection Detail
Inspection: 314951708 - Brethorst Excavating Inc
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Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota | ||||
Nr: 314951708 | Report ID: 0552700 | Open Date: 09/21/2010 | ||
Brethorst Excavating Inc | ||||
Site Of Old Bus Garage Barrett, MN 56311 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
SIC: 1623/Water, Sewer, Pipeline, and Communications and Power Line Construction | ||||
NAICS: 237110/Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction | ||||
Mailing: 101 County Road 82 Nw, Brandon, MN 56315 | ||||
Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
Ownership: | Private | |||
Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 10/29/2010 | |
Close Case: | 11/22/2010 | |||
Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
Accident | 100512136 |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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Summary Nr: 200515179 | Event: 09/17/2010 | Owner Is Killed When Tree Crushes Excavator | ||||
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 | ||||||
Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
1 | 314951708 | Fatality | Concussion | Timber cutting and logging occupations |