Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126334.015 - Employee is struck and killed by falling backhoe bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 126334.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 05/21/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1475974.015	05/21/2020		713910	Gabilan Oaks, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 12:42 or 1:00 p.m. on May 21, 2020, an employee was working for a golf course and country club. He was unbolting a motor from a pallet. He was using a backhoe to lift the motor. One of the hydraulic lines on the backhoe failed, by coming out of its swage. The backhoe arm fell. The backhoe's bucket struck the employee in the head and pinned him on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured skull. He was killed. The Division was notified at approximately 1:30 p.m. later that day. Someone from the Division arrived at the worksite also later that day and met with the employer.

Keywords: Backhoe, Bucket , Couplings, Equipment Failure, Falling Object, Floor Hole, Floor Opening, Fracture, Heat-related illness , Hydraulic Line, Malfunction, Overhead Protection, PPE, Pinned, Skull, Struck By, Training

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1475974.015	37	M	Fatality		Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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