Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170210322 - Employee dies when crushed by bucket against trench wall

Accident Summary Nr: 170210322 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 03/23/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125049213	03/27/1995	1794	0	D4 Enterprises Inc

Abstract: At 2:10 p.m. on March 23, 1995, a three man crew was repairing a damaged underground roof drainage pipe. Employee #1 climbed down into an approximately 4 foot deep excavation for an unknown reason. The backhoe operator did not see him and swung the bucket around. The bucket struck the employee in the chest and pinned him to the side of the excavation. He was crushed and killed.

Keywords: CHEST, REPAIR, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, BACKHOE BUCKET, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125049213			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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