OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221495252
JM DIAZ LANDSCAPING, LLC
LEWES, DE—
Event description
Employee Is Killed When Ejected From And Crushed By Excavato
Investigation abstract
At 11:30 a.m. on September 9, 2022, an employee was operating a mini-Bobcat excavator as a landscaper. When the employee drove over an elevated surface, the excavator dropped forward and the employee was ejected in front of the vehicle. The employee was killed when his upper body was crushed by the excavator's lift arms.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 22 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 554
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