Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200100881 - Employee injured when struck by backhoe bucket, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200100881 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 10/12/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303484653	10/19/2000	1542	0	Kenmore Construction Co. Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and three coworkers were removing old sidewalk curbing and loading it into a truck. The backhoe driver had completed a section and was turning in his seat to pull forward and reposition the backhoe when Employee #1 was struck by the backhoe bucket. He was transported to the hospital, where he died on October 19, 2000, once life support was removed.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, STRUCK BY, BACKHOE, BACKHOE BUCKET, INATTENTION

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303484653			Fatality	Concussion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Unloading-loading equipment/material (except by cr

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