Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14398929 - Backhoe operator killed when dam caves in

Accident Summary Nr: 14398929 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 08/17/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1444256	08/23/1984	1794	0	Road Runner Const Co Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a backhoe operator, had cut a ditch in an earthen dam to drain it. After the ditch had been cut, Employee #1 and coworkers were standing on top of the dam to watch it drain when the dam failed. Employee #1 was covered with earth and died of suffocation.

Keywords: DITCH, SUFFOCATED, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, UNSTABLE SOIL, BURIED, CAVE-IN, BACKHOE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1444256			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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