Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14198501 - EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BY BACKHOE

Accident Summary Nr: 14198501 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 09/21/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104411475	09/22/1988	1794	0	R B Baker & Sons, Inc.

Abstract: The employee was operating a Case Backhoe (Model number 580B) to move fill material. Once completed, the employee used the backhoe to level the 210-ft-long by 26-ft-wide by 2.5-ft-high burn created from the moved material. Once on top of the burn, the loose material shifted causing the backhoe to tilt. The employee was thrown from the backhoe. The backhoe fell onto the employee, crushing and killing him.

Keywords: EJECTED, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, BACKHOE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104411475			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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