Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170242606 - Employee's head killed when pinned against building

Accident Summary Nr: 170242606 -- Report ID: 1055330 -- Event Date: 10/03/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115263832	10/03/1996	1521	0	Whitecap Construction Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, one of the partners of Whitecap Construction, was using a Bobcat with a backhoe attachment to excavate in an existing covered garage (carport). He apparently backed the Bobcat out of the covered carport area, ducking under the header as he did so. For some reason the Bobcat then moved forward, pinning his head and neck between the rollcage and the siding covering the header for the carport. Employee #1's head was crushed, and he was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, PINNED, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, NECK, BACKING UP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115263832			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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