Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 136059.015 - Employee is killed when struck by backhoe bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 136059.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 06/01/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1534617.015	06/05/2021		237110	Peacock'S Pump & Repair, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on June 1, 2021, an employee kneeled in front of a truck to fasten a chain to the front in preparation to pull it out of mud. At the same time, a coworker operated a backhoe to back up to the truck and swung the bucket towards the truck, striking the employee and pinning the employee between the truck and the bucket. The employee received upper body trauma and was killed.

Keywords: Backhoe Bucket, Blunt force trauma, Caught Between, Chain, Operating, Pinned, Struck By, Torso, Truck

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1534617.015	48	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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