Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14320311 - Employee killed when pinned by backhoe boom

Accident Summary Nr: 14320311 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 05/04/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1834274	05/09/1984	1771	0	Herb Fry Jr Paving

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a 1973 John Deere backhoe, model 300B, serial #148007T to excavate a residential driveway. The backhoe was parked on a 20 to 30 percent grade. The swing pin in the backhoe's boom had apparently fallen out and Employee #1 was attempting to replace it when the boom swung around and caught Employee #1 upright against the outriggers, killing him. The were no witnesses to the accident.

Keywords: BACKHOE BOOM, EXCAVATION, REPAIR, PIN, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1834274			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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