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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 200074763 - Employee Is Fatally Struck By Bucket Of Trackhoe And Manhole

**Accident: 200074763 -- Report ID: 0453720 -- Event Date: 08/01/2011**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
315697474	08/01/2011	4952	Msd Of Buncombe County

On August 1, 2011, a concrete manhole was being lowered into an excavation with a backhoe bucket. Chains were used to attach the manhole to the bucket. Employee #1 in the excavation for some unknown reason placed his head and shoulders between the manhole, which was resting on the ground, and the bucket of the trackhoe. A hydraulic hose on the trackhoe failed, and this caused the bucket to fall. Employee #1was caught between the trackhoe bucket and the concrete manhole.

Keywords: chain, struck by, manhole

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	315697474			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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