OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221673304
156873 - PLOW UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION, LLC
FAIRVIEW, NC·
Event description
Employee is killed while operating Case 560 Trencher
Investigation abstract
At 2:31 p.m. on June 10, 2024, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was operating a Case 560 Trencher while traveling down a main road in a housing development. The road had an approximate 20% grade. While in transit from one job location to another, the employee lost control of the trencher and drove off the left side of the road, going over an embankment. The employee sustained fatal injuries in the incident and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 26 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 999
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