OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221694854

RIGID CONSTRUCTORS, LLC

LELAND, NC— 2024-08-19T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Contact, Crushed, Drown, Drowning, Excavator, Overturn, Struck Against, Struck By, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive, Water
NAICS: 237990
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347704736
Employer profile: RIGID CONSTRUCTORS, LLC
Summary number: 221694854
Report ID: 0420300
Project type: B
Construction end-use: L

Event description

Employee is fatally injured when floating excavator flips ov

Investigation abstract

At 11:00 a.m. on August 19, 2024, an employee was operating a floating excavator when the equipment flipped over. The employee was either drowned or crushed by the overturned excavator. The incident occurred while the employee was working on water, and the circumstances led to fatal injuries from the equipment's overturn.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 27 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
7020

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