Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124599.015 - Employee is killed after being struck by backhoe boom

Accident Summary Nr: 124599.015 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 03/05/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1467923.015	03/05/2020		213112	A & H Construction Llc

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on March 5, 2020, an employee was standing in a trench next to the bucket of an excavator unhooking a sling while the operator was moving the backhoe boom. The excavator control lever was, then, activated causing the bucket to move laterally that crushed the employee between the wall of the trench and the bucket. The employee was killed from injuries sustained from a crushed chest.

Keywords: Backhoe, Backhoe Boom, Backhoe Bucket, Bucket , Chest, Crushed, Excavator, Struck By, Trench

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1467923.015	30	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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