Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170080980 - Employee is run over by backhoe, killed

Accident Summary Nr: 170080980 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 07/19/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107636169	07/21/1993	7699	0	Dodson Equipment Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was in the process of installing a push button starter in a backhoe. He had already mounted the button device on the dashboard and was about to connect the wires when the engine cranked and the backhoe lurched forward, knocking Employee #1 to the ground before rolling over the length of his body. Employee #1 had been working on the vehicle while it was in first gear.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, STARTED IN GEAR, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER, BACKHOE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107636169			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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