Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115011.015 - Employee is caught between drain box and backhoe bucket, rec

Accident Summary Nr: 115011.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 03/26/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1390210.015	04/03/2019		238910	Terry Roberts Sitework, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on March 26, 2019, an employee installed fiber material on and around piping connected to a drain box while a coworker operated a backhoe. The coworker used the backhoe to backfill the excavation with soil. At some point, the coworker lost sight of the employee while moving the bucket and caught the employee between the bucket and the drain box. The employee was hospitalized to treat rib fractures.

Keywords: Backhoe, Backhoe Bucket, Caught Between, Excavation, Fracture, Installing, Rib

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1390210.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction/Building Inspector	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause:

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