Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170401574 - Employee crushed between backhoe bucket and outrigger

Accident Summary Nr: 170401574 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 01/02/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113765994	01/12/2001	1799	0	Always Available

Abstract: Employee #1 had gotten off the backhoe he was operating and left the motor running. He was killed when he was struck by the backhoe and crushed between the bucket and outrigger.

Keywords: VEHICLE IN GEAR, BRAKE, OUTRIGGER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, UNMANNED, BACKHOE, BACKHOE BUCKET

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	113765994			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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