Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14521645 - Employee killed by backhoe without back-up alarm

Accident Summary Nr: 14521645 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 08/17/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103299053	08/21/1990	1622	0	Tobey'S Construction & Cartage Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 had been sitting on a bank of dirt and moved to a position just behind a backhoe that was in operation. The backhoe was not equipped with a back-up alarm and the height of its tracks prevented the operator from seeing Employee #1. The tracks of the hoe ran over Employee #1 causing crushing injuries to his chest. He died.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, CHEST, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, BACKHOE, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103299053			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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