Fatality Narrative: Laborer Struck by Boom of Excavator When It Tips Over

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On September 26, 2008, a construction laborer died when he was struck by the boom of an excavator when it tipped over. His job as a laborer involved checking grades and ensuring that elevations were correct and guiding and spotting the excavator operator. On the day of the incident, the victim and and the excavator operator were placing a concrete septic tank in an excavation at a residence. The septic tank measured 6'x6'x10' and weighed 10,290 lbs. They were working in a tight space on a mild slope with a steep slope to one side. The operator positioned the excavator to make a side lift (boom not parallel with the tracks) of the septic tank. The boom was extended about 40% during the lift and while lowering the tank into the excavation. As the operator boomed out the load, the load went over the excavator's maximum weight lifting capacity and the excavator tipped over. The boom struck the victim who was standing on the spoils pile on the other side of the excavation. The 26-year-old victim had worked for a site preparation contractor for about a year and the operator had worked with his employer for two years. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Accident Prevention
  • Accidents
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Construction Industry
  • Education
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
  • Staff Development
  • Workplace
• Keywords:
  • Workers
  • Work environment
  • Construction equipment
  • Construction
  • Construction workers
  • Excavation equipment
  • Excavations
  • Equipment design
  • Equipment maintenance
  • Equipment operation
  More +
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051650
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-96-2010, 2010 Nov; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: laborer struck by boom of excavator when it tips over
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228777/cdc_228777_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 170.41 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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