Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105886.015 - Two employees are struck by backhoe, both incur leg fracture

Accident Summary Nr: 105886.015 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 05/09/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1315081.015	05/09/2018		238910	Extreme Commercial Concrete

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on May 9, 2018, Employees #1 and #2 and a coworker, employed by a concrete company, were engaged in foundation work at a multiemployer construction project, a new one-story commercial building. Employees #1 and #2 were setting forms to be used to build the building's foundation. Their coworker was operating a backhoe being used to dig foundation footings. The coworker was transitioning from driving the backhoe to operating the backhoe bucket. This required the machine's transmission be in neutral. However, the transmission was not shifted to neutral. As the coworker faced the backhoe's rear and throttled up the machine, the backhoe moved forward and struck Employees #1 and #2, who were working in front of it and were not visible to the rear-facing coworker. Emergency services were called, and Employees #1 and #2 were transported to the hospital. Both were admitted and treated for leg fractures.

Keywords: Backhoe, Concrete Form Work, Construction, Driver, Equipment Operator, Footings, Fracture, Leg, Run Over, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1315081.015	1	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause:
2	1315081.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause:

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