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Accident Summary Nr: 130899.015 - Employee in excavation is struck by falling backhoe and kill
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500959.015 | 11/04/2020 | 236115 | Texcon General Contractors |
Abstract: At 4:50 p.m. on November 3, 2020, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a pipeline construction company, were laying reinforced concrete piping in an excavation. Employee #1 was in the excavation and preparing to lay the next section of pipe. The coworker was operating a backhoe excavator, which he was positioning near the excavation to assist Employee #1. During this process, the coworker idled the backhoe's engine, which caused the backhoe to immediately move in reverse. The backhoe backed up and dropped into the excavation, striking Employee #1. Employee #1 was killed.
Keywords:
Backhoe, Backing Up, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Pipe, Construction, Construction vehicle, Equipment Operator, Excavation, Excavator, Falling Object, Installing, Pipeline, Struck By, Undrgrd Installation
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipeline | New project or new addition | X | |||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1500959.015 | 65 | M | Fatality | Pipelayer | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: |