An excavator being used to clear debris from a home being demolished tipped over and killed a man in Delray Beach, Florida.
The excavator’s bucket grapple attachment landed on top of a haul truck killing the occupant, according to local authorities. The man was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead November 9, Delray Beach Fire Rescue reported.
The excavator operator was not injured, according to WPTV. The news station quoted a witness who said the Case excavator was on a mound of debris when it tipped over and its grapple bucket landed on the truck that was equipped with a boom and grapple. A surveillance video obtained by WPTV shows the excavator on a mound of debris with tracks perpendicular to the debris topple over backward.
No further information has been released about the incident.
Here are some excavator safety tips, according to the “Excavation Equipment Operation Safety Guidelines,” Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences:
Excavator Safety Tips: During Operation
