Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121105.015 - Employee is killed in mudslide

Accident Summary Nr: 121105.015 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 10/24/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1440643.015	10/25/2019		237310	K & E Alaska, Inc

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on October 24, 2019, an employee was clearing a hillside in preparation for road construction. While excavating the area, a mudslide caused the machine he was operating to slide into the water/mud and get trapped inside. The employee was killed by drowning.

Keywords: Drowning, Equipment Operator, Excavation, Mud Slide, Operating, Road, Water

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition			0		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1440643.015	62	M	Fatality		Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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