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Inspection Information - Office: Virginia Safety 4 | ||||
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| Nr: 316556331 | Report ID: 0355114 | Open Date: 06/21/2012 | ||
| Gulick Excavating Inc. | ||||
| 13686 Hiddenhollow Lane Leesburg, VA 20176 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 1794/Excavation Work | ||||
| NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 06/21/2012 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Construction | Close Case: | 11/05/2012 | |
| Emphasis: | L:Hvyequip | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 100922418 | |||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 200922920 | Event: 06/19/2012 | Owner Is Struck And Killed When Loader/Excavator Fails | ||||
| On June 19, 2012, at a site being cleared for construction of a tennis court in Leesburg, VA, the Owner of Gulick Excavating Inc. and a coworker were working with a Caterpillar tracked loader/excavator, Model #953. They had just replaced a hydraulic hose on the excavator. The Owner instructed his coworker to test the equipment. The coworker, while operating the loader, apparently raised and lowered the bucket multiple times. The Owner went underneath the raised bucket several times, apparently to retrieve tools. The loader failed, and its bucket fell on the Owner, striking his head. The Owner was killed. | ||||||
| Keywords: excavation, head, construction, equipment failure, hydraulic line, excavator, loader, struck by, bucket elevator | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 316556331 | Fatality | Other | Excavating and loading machine operators | ||