Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 134960.015 - Employee is killed when struck on head by backhoe bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 134960.015 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 12/10/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1505875.015	12/10/2020		238220	Mahon Plumbing, Incorporated

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on December 10, 2020, an employee worked to align a sewage grinder suspended from a backhoe. At some point, the backhoe bucket struck the employee's head and caused a skull fracture that killed the employee.

Keywords: Backhoe, Backhoe Bucket, Excavation, Fracture, Head, Skull, Struck By, Suspended Load

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1505875.015	49	M	Fatality		Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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